At times, he admitted, he had been very happy in the apple business. He knew what Larch would have told him: that his happiness was not the point, or that it wasn't as important as his usefulness.

What is hardest to accept about the passage of time is that the people who once mattered the most to us wind up in parentheses.

It's because even a good man can't always be right, that we need ... rules.

No one but me ever put a hand on me to feel that baby. No one wanted to put his ear against it and listen...You shouldn't have a baby if there's no one who wants to feel it kick or listen to it move.

And what were the rules at St. Cloud's? What were Larch's rules? Which rules did Dr. Larch observe, which ones did he break, or replace--and with what confidence?

Men who believe in good and evil, and who believe that good should win, should watch for those moments when it is possible to play God

Every heart must have its privatebestseller book.

Other people's opinion have no impact on your self esteem unless you allow it.

The original text of the Bible was perhaps written in Hebrew and Aramaic and later translated into Greek.

It is an unnecessary burden to make negative judgmental assumptions about others. We are all on a journey.

Anything pretty,' Claire will tell you, 'it's only for sale because no one wants it.

Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth.

For those who believe, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not believe, no explanation will suffice.

Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.

All who act upon their highest motivations become a power for good. Know that every right thing you do - every good word you say - every positive thought you think - has a good effect.

I miss the woods. Sometimes I go on weekend trips and just wander the woods, barefoot and reminiscing, and I put my contact lenses in. Is that weird?