And as things fell apart, nobody paid much attention

We buy balloons, we let them go.

I have to return some videotapes

The better you look, the more you see.

Writing a novel is not method acting and I find it easy to step out of it at cocktail hour.

No one ever likes the right person.

Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?

Why was I holding on to something that would never be mine? But isn't that what people do?

But this was what happened when you didn't want to visit and confront the past: the past starts visiting and confronting you.

I like the idea of a writer being haunted by his own creation, especially if the writer resents the way the character defines him.

And as the elevator descents, passing the second floor, and the first floor, going even father down, I realize that the money doesn't matter. That all that does is that I want to see the worst

Honesty doesn't mean you reveal everything you discern and feel. That is why we have the word discretion...

Eden is that old-fashioned house we dwell in every day Without suspecting our abode until we drive away.

Those of us focused on issues related to social justice and equality are grateful for the significant steps President Obama has made to advance women's equality and status all over the world.

How can I be my best if I never fail, and how can I ever find peace if I never yell.

The person who in shaky times also wavers only increases the evil, but the person of firm decision fashions the universe.

My iPod that was programmed by Peter Buck. It has 7,000 songs hand-picked for me by him.

Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family.

A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.

The widespread availability of information is the only basis for effective day-to-day problem solving, which abets continuous improvement programs.

As it becomes longer at No. 1, I feel more and more pressure. Everybody is trying to grab every piece of me.