Come. We must go deeper with no justice and no jokes.

She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape.

That's Anil's path. She grows up in Sri Lanka, goes and gets educated abroad, and through fate or chance gets brought back by the Human Rights Commission to investigate war crimes.

Everyone has to scratch on walls somewhere or they go crazy

The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human.

We are expanded by tears, we are told, not reduced by them.

We all have an old knot in the heart we wish to untie.

The joyful will stoop with sorrow, and when you have gone to the earth I will let my hair grow long for your sake, I will wander through the wilderness in the skin of a lion

There is the hidden presence of others in us, even those we have known briefly. We contain them for the rest of our lives, at every border that we cross.

For the first forty days a child is given dreams of previous lives. Journeys, winding paths, a hundred small lessons and then the past is erased.

A man in a desert can hold absence in his cupped hands, knowing it is something that feeds him more than water.

...things can happen when you least expect them so you always gotta be prepared. And pay attention to the details. The devil is in the details.

I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin. I know some people find that disconcerting but that doesn't matter.

Our body is the place that our memories and dreams call home for the time being.

In my judgement, when the United States says there will be serious consequences, and if there isn't serious consequences, it creates adverse consequences.

Telling writers to shut up is a sure way to keep them talking.

I take a lot of pride in the work I do, because people pay to see me. They've go to get babysitters, park their car, get popcorn and candy. I've got to be conscious of that.

Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare - and special - human beings that uses the fullness of their talents for the highest and the very best.

Sad to hear Paul Scholes is retiring, great player, world class player, the English Zizou.

Putting yourself first is not selfish. Quite the opposite. You must put your happiness and health first before you can be of help to anyone else.

Scientology is a model control system, a state in fact with its own courts, police, rewards and penalties.