And I had not much of a voice. I didn't play that great guitar either.

There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.

We are not mad. We are human.We want to love, and someone must forgive us for the paths we take to love, for the paths are many and dark, and we are ardent and cruel in our journey.

I don't consider myself a pessimist. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel soaked to the skin.

I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair, with a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere.

I wish I could say everything in one word. I hate all the things that can happen between the beginning of a sentence and the end.

We are so lightly here. It is in love that we are made. In love we disappear.

May you be surrounded by friends and family, and if this is not your lot, may the blessings find you in your solitude.

We are so small between the stars, so large against the sky.

You live your life as if it's real.......a thousand kisses deep

Reality is one of the possibilities I cannot afford to ignore

Humanizing war?! You may as well talk of humanizing Hell. Sir John Fisher

Joyful, joyful, joyful, as only dogs know how to be happywith only the autonomyof their shameless spirit.

In some situations lying can also be considered as a good thing, at least for you anyway.

[That] my body be buried as cheaply as possible and no speeches be permitted at my funeral.

I became friends with a lot of chefs. I was a judge on 'Top Chef' last year. It was a dream come true.

The point is that our true nature is not some ideal that we have to live up to. It's who we are right now, and that's what we can make friends with and celebrate.

People sometimes recognize me here, but they are very nice.

I'm proud to be a symbol like the army knife or the mountains.

The foundation of our love for the Lord lies in the recognition of His holiness, our sinfulness, and His grace.

If you're a voracious reader and you write something that you want to read, odds are other people will want to read it, too.