For the sake of all the others who are like you, but less strong and less gifted perhaps, many of them, it's up to you to have the courage to make good.

But now, here she was, very wishful to pray, while not knowing how to explain her dilemma: ‘I’m terribly unhappy, dear, unprobable God—’ would not be a very propitious beginning.

Do try to remember this: even the world's not so black as it is painted"-Valerie to Stephen (pg. 408)

Beauty is in the reflection of your love that is always present in your heart.

I trust a few people in my life but there is one who gets my full trust. and that is my book.

We stitch together quilts of meaning to keep us warm and safe, with whatever patches of beauty and utility we have on hand.

Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! And transform your entire being into the image of the Godhead Itself through contemplation.

I'd like to be remembered by two simple words: any two words, as long as they're simple.

No one is you, and that is your power.

The truest writers are those who see language not as a linguistic process but as a living element.

It would be great to not have any injuries and just go out and play football and have fun ... But in life there are adversities, and it all just depends on how you overcome them.

I was born in Waukegan a long, long time ago. As a matter of fact, our rabbi was an Indian.

An interesting attribute of public banks is that they don't only de-risk the downside, but also get a share of the upside.