Her voice, unfolding like a tiny bright memory in the darkest, furthest corner of my mind.

I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.

Mortals. I envy you. You think you can change things. Stop the universe. Undo what was done long before you came along. You are such beautiful creatures.

The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.

Knowing you don't have much time left changes things. You get kind of philosophical. And you figure things out-more like, they figure themselves out-and everything gets real clear.

There are no coincidences.

Because saving the people you love isn't stupid. It isn't even a choice

Who can judge the judge?

I'll love you until the day after forever.

It almost felt like she was sucking it all out of me, like she sucked on that sticky red lollipop, the one she kept licking as she drove.

the whole way down, I was only thinking one thing . . . L E N A

To have a mission is to find a thing you were created for

I mean, God, I'm so lucky right now with the opportunities that I've had. There's nothing to worry about

If you're worried about life-work balance, something is probably wrong with your life or your work. Instead of agonizing over balance, get excited and create change.

Except if it has some historical meaning for them to have Tibet under their control. I don't understand why [ Chinese] want it so much.

Education, or enrichment, is a dynamic, evolving, lifelong process. Every time you look, sensitively with awareness, your vision grows.

I've never been happy doing stock work; I've never been happy thinking that I haven't changed something.

I do, have done and always will believe that I am very capable of performing and thriving at any level of the sport.

What I'm talking about is the order of deportation, the sequence of deportation. It is almost impossible to move 11 million illegal immigrants overnight. You do it in steps.

Contentment is the equilibrium between the enjoyment of life now and the anticipation of what is to come.

You never know a line is crooked unless you have a straight one to put next to it.