But the sound of despair is never pleasant

He avoided small talk at the best of times and this, unquestionably, was a million horrific miles from the best of times.

I gain with loss. I grow with hurt

Writing is the place where I can be as bold and compassionate and wise as I choose.

There are three things a man must do alone. Be born die and testify.

One time when somebody showed up in a wedding dress, but I never knew if it was a joke, or she was serious. She asked me to marry her. She was serious. It was pretty funny.

I love museums, and I think they're fantastic, but they don't touch the people who I frequently think need to be touched with at least some reminder of legacy.

Judicious mothers will always keep in mind that they are the first book read, and the last put aside, in every childs library.

In any spirit that isn't deformed there is the belief in God. In any spirit that is not deformed there isn't the belief in a particular God.

A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course, the life has been made into an art.

Diplomacy: lying in state.