He is so kind that he makes me search my soul to find new ways to be compassionate to others.

We cannot go backward. We cannot erase time and events. But we can go forward, hand in hand, hope in our hearts and love lighting our way.

Only the strongest are put through the fire,' Josiah said. 'And the forge creates things of great strength and beauty.' 'Then I shall be truly glorious by the time my tenure ends.

Do you love me?" he asked. I fell silent. "For the rest of it is glitter and noise," he said. "At the heart of it all is love. You make that choice, and you go forward from there.

I am who I am, born that way, and will die that way.

I have changed for the last time--this is the man I will be till I die. And that man loves you.

A truth that no one knows is still the truth.

He leaned upon her as if there was no other support anywhere in the world, and she held him as if she would undertake no other task for all eternity.

If mankind's greatest achievement is to produce more spaces for mankind to live in, I do not think I am so impressed.

she had something I could not have, and so I resented her—but I realized the fault was mine and not hers.

I was Amazement--I was Desire--I was Ecstasy and Rapture and the slightest bit of Greed.

Keeping the box closed just keeps you in the dark, not the universe... but failing to open the box doesn't kill the cat.

The Sweets rarely set foot on the avenues. They'd always lived on the street-side of town, where duct tape held everything together and WD-40 stopped the squeaks.

All I'm doing is being authentic and real and singing about the emotions I go through as a human being.

Insomnia" perhaps she's a daytime sleeper.

It's nice when people love you....for you.

I cannot remember a time when I did not want to go to Africa to study animals.

I'm really interested in the repetition, the discipline, and what happens to me psychologically when I put my body to that extreme place.

If you think creating a world without any poverty is impossible, let's do it. Because it is the right thing to do.

The hardest thing about having three kids is trying to find a balance, because there's always the odd man out, and you also need to make sure each child gets the attention he or she needs.

You run and you run to catch up to the sun but it's sinking, racing around to come up behind you again.