He died alone because he was too embarrassed to phone anyone.

...we take comfort in the symmetries we find in life because they suggest a design where there is none.

Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.

there are two types of people in the world: those who prefer to be sad among others, and those who prefer to be sad alone.

What about you? Are you happiest and saddest right now that you've ever been?" "Of course I am." "Why?" "Because nothing makes me happier and nothing makes me sadder than you.

She struggled with her sadness, but tried to conceal it, to divide it into smaller and smaller parts and scatter these in places she thought no one would find them.

To hike out alone in the desert; to sleep on the valley floor on a night with no moon, in the pitch black, just listening to the boom of silence: you can't imagine what that's like.

That's what I do. Watch movies and read. Sometimes I even pretend to write, but I'm not fooling anyone. Oh, and I go to the mailbox.

When will you learn that there isn't a word for everything?

I've reached the age where bruises are formed from failures within rather than accidents without.

So many words get lost. They leave the mouthand lose their courage, wandering aimlessly until they are swept into the gutter like dead leaves. On rainy days you can hear their chorus rushing past.

It can be scary to be everywhere else for a long time. I always feel that I'm safe at home, near my family.

There are some secrets you want to keep to yourself, even if they don't matter. They might only matter if you keep them secret.

Everything you should be an expression of your purpose. If an activity doesn't fit that formula, you wouldn't work on it. Period.

Until the public demands otherwise, the policy makers will continue to serve their financiers.

I always go to the Agriculture Building, where they make apple cider popsicles for a dollar.

With how many things are we on the brink of becoming acquainted, if cowardice or carelessness did not restrain our inquiries.

Instead of focusing on that unappeasable person, refocus on Jesus, who accepts you unconditionally.

Women continue to reward bold moves made by men because of the confidence it displays.

Nobody knows anything, but I, knowing nothing, am the smartest man in the world.

Canada receives the news of the death of Osama Bin Laden with sober satisfaction. Sadly, others will take his place.