Envy the fire, for it is either going or not. Fires do not feel happy, sad, angry. They burn, or they do not burn.

The gods are cruel not because they make us work. They are cruel because they allow us to hope.

And we convict almost every case, she thinks, because the law requires us to prosecute them for living their way of life.

One has no room for vengeance, ' says Shara, 'when the eyes of the world are watching. We must be judicious, and bloodless.

I don't have the time or the energy to hate, " says Shara. "I only wish to understand. People are what they are.

Just because the nightmare you expected comes true, it doesn't make it any less terrifying.

I think you're wrong.""Think what you like.

When I come back to you, if I come back to you, will I know you? Will you be the city of my memory? Or will you be a stranger?

I will not see you, she tells the city, but I will remember you.

I tell you all the time, you will never be able to replace me with a brass and steam contraption.

The more you read, the more you want to know, and so the more questions you have.

The Blues? It's the mother of American music. That's what is is - the source.

I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it.

I think it is important to maintain a sense of self and confidence, not letting either falter for the sake of a particular part or project, no matter how great it might be.

The tree does not die, it waits.

I consider myself to be a relatively helpful person, and there's an interesting line when hope starts to become the way you actually mask or hide from what's really happening.

All grand thoughts come from the heart.

When you love someone you gotta trust them, there's no other way. You gotta give them the key to everything that's yours. Otherwise, what's the point?

Great leaders see money as fuel, not a destination.