Being a journalist got me to meet with children who had witnessed all their beliefs, all their faith in the world collapse.

It is something that I always found quite unfair: wondering why the Jews never rebelled when deported.

You must disobey an order, if the order is unfair, or inhuman. Disobedience is not something we are being taught.

My generation never experienced (fortunately) that type of collective tragedy, where everybody goes totally crazy and turns the world into a gigantic nightmare.

I was convinced that adults would realize more what they are capable of doing if it's shown through children's eyes.

Don't obey if your heart tells you the order is wrong.

Never surrender to cynicism, even if you suspect it would get the critics on your side.Never surrender to cynicism, even if you suspect it would get the critics on your side.

Anger - a better alternative to caffeine.

Making love with you is even more wonderful than making music."He drew her closer. "Och, Sarah, you _are_ my music.

You’ve loved with intensity and passion, and have learned to hide your heartache, learned to press your handkerchief back into your pocket and pretend that you are okay.

She hoped he was running to his red deer woman, and that when he tapped on the door of her heart, she'd open it wide and let him in.

Every intention is a trigger for transformation.

But it's all about confidence and allowing yourself to put your personality into it. I really am the worst singer on the planet; I make people cry and vomit when I sing.

For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment; in regarding one's own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism are not amiss.

Monuments may be builded to express the affection or pride of friends, or to display their wealth, but they are only valuable for the characters which they perpetuate.

I was into opera as a kid - I'd play 'Carmen' and sing and dance. My mom signed me up for a theater group before preschool, and I never looked back.

Unfortunately civility is hard to codify or legislate, but you know it when you see it. It's possible to disagree without being disagreeable.