And of course she understood now why her body wanted to run whenever he appeared. It was a correct instinct, for there was nothing to be got from this but sadness.

Gratitude takes less energy than anger.

Some of the smartest men have a hard time comprehending the obvious.

Things don't ever stay the same. Natural beginnings come to natural or unnatural ends.

There isn't a simple person anywhere in this world.

If her enemies were Brigan's friends and her friends were Brigan's enemies, then the two of them could walk through the world arm in arm and never be hit by arrows again.

There will be no yelling at people who are bleeding themselves to unconsciousness.

You're the queen, and it's the queen's house, and whatever Brigan may accomplish, he's highly unlikely ever to be queen.

He thinks we're made of money.

Do you understand? I don't want you to do a thing if you don't understand it.

When Brocker arrived he took her hands and held them to his face and cried into them.

Successful entrepreneurs figure out when to drive their ideas forward & when to listen to constructive criticism.

I respect the view of a rating agency, but I do not make a budget for the rating agency. I make a budget for the people of India.

I felt I should have been taught about the landmine problem. It made me suddenly realize certain things about the world and how much I had to learn, like the history of the people.

Astronauts: rotarians in outer space.

I hike and make sure everything I eat is organic.

It's not exactly courageous to be an anti-racist these days; a hundred years ago, it was.

I was so ugly that my parents sent my picture to 'ripley's believe it or not' - they sent it back and said, "we don't believe it."

I feel like I've always been a full-time historian, but nobody knows it.

If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure.

Loving someone who doesn't love you is like waiting for a ship at the airport.