God shields the souls of the innocent the best He can from the Devil's torments.

In his voice resonated the timbre of a man who thinks he has convinced himself of an idea, but masks his own doubt by laboring to persuade others.

Of course mothers and daughters with strong personalities might see the world from very different points of view.

But remember. Just because you don't believe in something doesn't mean it isn't real.

In this world, everyone is friends with everyone else. In a way.

The Lord works in mysterious ways. What's true to one man, a wonder and a marvel, might not seem so to another, as God didn't intend it for him.

But an attentive researcher--like you--might be able to see something that all the experts can't see. If she asks the right questions.

In some neighborhoods, faces mature faster than bodies.

The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

The journey is where we find perspective.

You can demand courtesy but you have to earn respect.

... I experienced, suddenly, that special pleasure, which bore no resemblance to any other...

I like smoking! I mean, God, I quit everything else, can't I smoke?

Los Angeles is like San Diego's older, uglier sister that has herpes.

Danger followed in his wake . . . followed, because it wouldn’t dare get in his way.

In fact, my popularity seems almost entirely a masculine phenomenon.

What's my greatest fear? I don't know; I have lots of fears. Regret, I don't want to have any regrets; that makes me scared.