And, like the prodigal son, he had returned broken in body and also in mind to the house where he had been born, and he and his child had been welcomed with open arms.

Who wanted to live to a hundred and one? Who wanted to go on living at all at times?

Try not to worry, for time is a great healer.' Such words were futile.

It’s strange how things can change back as suddenly as they changed originally. When one thing happens and suddenly, things are back to normal.

I travel back in time, falling back into what I know for certain, the historical data I cling to in order to not go mad, not assume I made a suicidal and well-informed error in marrying this man.

A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.

The only thing is, people have to develop courage. It is most important of all the virtues. Because without courage, you can't practice any other virtues consistently.

You know, right often, the body is the best thing we’ve got going for us. A body itself is a shiny object. Something!

Government is just spending too much money.

Trust to a plank, draw precarious breath, At most seven inches from the jaws of death.

Popular music has always been rooted in the blues, whether it's Adele or Led Zeppelin or Sam Cooke. It's just the beat that changes.

As far as our culture of humiliation goes, what we need is a revolution. Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop.