And I said to myself, here's the problem with the world: The Italians are too Italian, and nobody else is Italian enough.

Like a page dipped in ink, your cuff's in my coffee. / You have something to tell with unbuttoned sleeves.

As poets, we're writing into the void, and we're not writing to be bestsellers. Whatever individual responses we get, whether at a reading, by a conversation or a letter, mean the world.

Part of what the imagination does later in life is it's linking you not just to who you are now but to all the people you've been.

Money is that dear thing which, if you're not careful, you can squander your whole life thinking of.

Well, you can fairly claim the day hasn't been wasted, ' owned Cadfael generously, 'if something's been learned.

River Tam (Summer Glau): No power in the 'verse can stop me.

Heaven can only help those whose frequent thoughts, decisions, and actions are constantly in the directions of their goals and dreams.

Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience.

My religion is my whole life. I love sharing it with people and clearing up any misunderstandings people might have about our Church.

I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains.

Could Henry Ford produce the Book of Kells? Certainly not. He would quarrel initially with the advisability of such a project and then prove it was impossible.

Our wisdom lies as much at the mercy of fortune as our possessions do.

I hate the word juicy in describing anything: lips, plots, oranges. But especially novels. It feels - icky. Reminds me of saliva.

Joss [Whedon] is an excellent storyteller. It really doesn't matter what medium he's working in.