Friendship...is like pain. Explaining it is impossible.

I guess, really thinking about it, I always assumed when you missed someone , it was tangible...something real you could grab and hold on to, but it's a not-there feeling.

All the inane, meaningless noises people make that pass for intelligent conversation. They might as well be pigs grunting in the pen. (92)

A piece of writing takes exactly as long as it needs to be done right.

Stories shared in your kitchen will strengthen your family than the stories shared your bedroom

Am better off with the bad news disclosed to me than the good news hidden from me

I wouldn't have wanted anyone to teach me how to write. That's my own taste. I prefer to stumble on it.

I think the issue of female friendship really resonates well with women, ... So many women have a friend like Darcy or can relate to the feeling of being second-fiddle to a friend.

I want those young whipper-snappers to know that in days past we actually used to kill trees and make those things called books.

Jewel of life, guiding light, heralding a joyous new dawn.

The marriage bed is the most degenerative influence in the social order.

We all like to hear a man speak out on his convictions and principles. But at the same time, you must understand that when you're running on a ticket, you're running with a team.

The exception tests the rule.

Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through.