As he watches the sun rise, what grieves him is that he failed her. He thinks of the terror she felt. They tell him it was quick, as if that will somehow confine the horror.

It's wonderful to feel desired. There's a sense of power in it, really.

Tell her happiness is just practice, " he said. "If only she acted happy, she would be happy.

She got up from the bed, knelt beside the bed, and put her forehead down on the covers. She was not practiced at prayer anymore. The only word that came to mind was "please".

Half the work that is done in the world is to make things appear what they are not.

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.

Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success.

What if you threw a protest and no one showed up? The lack of angst and anger and emotion is a big positive.

The enormous mental resilience, without which no Chess player can exist, was so much taken up by Chess that he could never free his mind of this game

We have plenty of money to do everything we want to do, if we do it smart.

I love to make people laugh, and do things that are surprising and different.

It's easy to make mistakes. It's living with the consequences of them that's the hardest.

I am the princess of G.O.O.D. Music, the first lady of G.O.O.D. Music, the baby of G.O.O.D. Music. I'm kinda the spoiled brat right now. I could get whatever I want.

Television's grown up a lot. It's a little more adult, which I think is a good thing. It allows actors to tell more complex stories. I'm happy to see where it ends up.