Grandmam came back from that distance in time that separates grandmothers from their grandchildren and made herself a mother to me.

Books were a dependable pleasure. I read more then than I ever was able to read again until now when I am too old to work much and am mostly alone.

And so I learned about grief, and about the absence and emptiness that for a long time make grief unforgettable.

I realized that the story of even so small a place can never be completely told and can never be finished. It is eternal, always here and now, and going on forever.

You think winter will never end, and then, when you don't expect it, when you have almost forgotten it, warmth comes and a different light.

Time doesn't stop. Your life doesn't stop and wait until you get ready to start living it.

Colon thought Carrot was simple. Carrot often struck people as simple. And he was.Where people went wrong was thinking that simple meant the same thing as stupid.

People can hurt you, but you must still love. People can betray you, but you can still trust. People can put you down, but you must still rise. People can oppose you, but you can still prevail.

Happiness lies even in tiny little butterflies. You just have to open up your eyes and see where beauty flies to beautify your world lenghtwise.

It is in vain for man to endeavor to instruct man in those things which the Holy Spirit alone can teach.

No one loses their innocence. It is either taken or given away willingly.

I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.

It's weird - the cab driver is playing very loud dance music and yet it doesn't really feel like a party.

The utter insanity of living in a place like this doesn't occur to the 9,000,000 people who inhabit New York. Except for visits I think I shall not be here any more as a resident.

When even those who should be happy by any reasonable measure are also not happy, there's got to be a serious systemic problem in humanity's culture.

When the going gets tough, the tough take a coffee break.