And in that foggy place between sleep and waking, he could have been anyone. That was what she liked most about him: In the darkness, he became whomever she wanted.

You live like comfortable strangers. Like characters in a play.

They will stare. They will stand to the side and watch her be alone.

The most painful moment in my life also became the moment I showed the most strength and courage.

Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches: Banality soothes our nerves.

The truth is, some of these comments, when you actually ask 'well, this is based on what? This notion that Obama's a socialist, for example?' Nobody can really give you a good answer.

Of one thing we can be certain: every person we see - no matter the race, religion, political beliefs, body type, or appearance - is family.

Most people are not particularly good at anything.

I enjoy the fun of failure. It's fun to fail, I kept repeating. It's part of being ambitious; it's part of being creative. If something is worth doing, it's worth doing badly

You shall be held down by the chains of your own judgment.

To create is always to learn, to begin over, to begin at zero.

I have never met an old saint who regretted having spent too much time in prayer, but I have met many who regretted having spent too little!

Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.