Am I melancholy? I certainly have moments. I like to think there's a capacity for joy as well.

I couldn't work my way into being a good-looking guy.

As we witness the death of departed souls, other people will observe our departure from the world.

My heart was broken so badly last time that it still hurts. Isn't that crazy? To still have a broken heart almost two years after a love story ends?

Good apprentices know that they are in the process of becoming masters and that as responsible artisans they must seek to improve upon the knowledge entrusted to them and go further.

Money is like a mirror to our culture. What we see tells us who we are.

You white folks see UFOs in your dreams. You don't hear about Martians in Harlem.

A bilingual marriage, by the way, is a great way to stay together for longer than you normally would because you can't understand each other very well.

Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events.

I am totally convinced that most grown-ups have completely forgotten what is it like to be a child between the ages of five and then... I can remember exactly what it was like. I am certain I can.

Some imitation is involuntary and unconscious.

Taffeta phrases, silken terms precise, Three-piled hyperboles, spruce affection, Figures pedantical--these summer flies Have blown me full of maggot ostentation.