Any good marriage involves a certain amount of play-acting.

The smell of moist earth and lilacs hung in the air like wisps of the past and hints of the future.

the smell of lilacs crept poignantly into the room like a remembered spring.

Some people become so expert at reading between the lines they don't read the lines.

Shrews are made, not born.

You can't drown your troubles ... because troubles can swim.

There is no such thing as an ex-exhibitionist.

When you're counting alibis and not apples, one plus one equals none.

Common sense is a vastly overrated virtue. I myself prefer the spark of genius.

When someone gives me three reasons instead of one, I'm inclined not to believe any of them.

I wish people would quit telling me to think. I think. Thinking's easy. It's not thinking that's hard.

The life of faith is a struggle enough in a broken world without us complicating it for other believers.

Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global journey toward peace, reconciliation and international cooperation.

I'm drawn to the romantic aspect of a character. It's human emotion. It's much more fun to watch. And it's much more fun to play.

Those who have courage and faith shall never perish in misery

I am sure that all politicians seek the home connection with the voter. But [Margaret Thatcher] carried it to extremes.

Group texts are the worst. They're like a terrible, technological snowball, coming down a mountain, and you can't stop it.

Feasting is also closely related to memory. We eat certain things in a particular way in order to remember who we are. Why else would you eat grits in Madison, New Jersey?

I had given up the guitar between '75 and '78. I completely lost interest. I was sick of hearing other guitar players and I was tired of my tunes.

That's what's great about animation: It's collegial, and it's all about collaboration. Any good animated film is good for animation.

The less my hope, the hotter my love