Angel? Angels didn't sit on the lap of wicked scoundrels-not unless they were the fallen kind.

No disease is more dangerous than a bad husband, for if a woman catches that Pox, she'll languish from it her entire life.

You can never know too much about writing. If you think you know everything, you're not leaving yourself open to learn. . . . The best writers are always learning, exploring, and trying to improve.

It is better to be blind than to see things from only one point of view.

I can promise that even having an imperfect one who loves you is better than having none at all.

Advising Mrs. Harris was the least I could do," David said smoothly. "After all, she was the one who brought me and my late wife together.

Terence: As my old da used to tell me, 'never trust a rich man'. David: Good thing I'm only moderately rich. Terence: Which is why I only moderately distrust you.

A teacher had once told them that men were either beasts, gentlemen, or beasts masquerading as gentlemen. Might there be a fourth category — gentlemen masquerading as beasts?

You got off on the wrong foot. I merely watched you shove it into your mouth.

A man is what he is and no fancy lodgings or fine clothes will change that (Daniel Brennan)

It's not your instincts that are the problem. It's your tendency to drown them in a bottle.

If you are good life is good.

What You were Once, Was Also Because You Were Someone Else Before that

Religious unity does not come so easily. It is not a piece of pie, which you can buy in the shop. It takes sincere efforts from every single human being on this planet.

Alison Krauss is definitely my favorite singer that's ever lived. I've never heard anyone like her.

If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the tune.

Audience boredom is usually a content failure, not a decoration failure.

The driving force behind the liberal counter-offensive in Europe has been a reaction against irresponsibility.

Spirituality is worthless if it's not practical. Music is my work. I am a musician.

The next thing I would have to go with is diet because it is so hard and mentally tough. By comparison the training is the easiest of them all because it's my hobby as well as my job.

My father loves his country and is ready to lead it. In my fathers gut: integrity.