His thoughts inhabit a different plane from those of ordinary men; the simplest interpretation of that is to call him crazy.

With courage and hope, we can conquer our fears and do what we once believed impossible.

The future was in our own hands. If we wanted a world where such things were possible, it was for us to make it.

And as I watched him, I knew that in every dark night there was, somewhere, a small light burning that could never be quenched.

My feet will tread soft as a deer in the forest. My mind will be clear as water from the sacred well. My heart will be strong as a great oak. My spirit will spread an eagle's wings, and fly forth.

I should have realized, when Cathal kissed me in the hallway, that my response was the first raindrop heralding a storm.

In all experience, there is something to be learned. In deepest sorrow, wisdom is found. In the well of despair, hope rises.

You are... you're like a beating heart. A glowing lamp. I've never met anyone like you before.

Come, dear heart. Lean on me and let us walk this path together.

I wonder how it takes you, that moment when everything turns to shadows. - Somerled.

You will find the way, daughter of the forest. Through grief and pain, through many trials, through betrayal and loss, your feet will walk a straight path.

Also, somehow, there doesn't seem to be any old-fashioned gender roles in place, or any gender roles at all. The priest who condemned me to the mob was a woman. I'll cheer for equality later.

She understood about the comfort you can get from a small separate world, whether it's a theatre or a basketball team or the inside of a book.

Every script has things that would draw me away or draw me towards it. But I just try and choose as wisely as possible - when I get to choose.

Inside every lawyer is the wreck of a poet.

My books always make the best-seller lists in Wolf Hole, Arizona, and Hanksville, Utah.

We know, for instance, of "The Book of the Wars of the Lord." It is mentioned in the text [Numbers 21:14]. There was a book: Where is it? One day you will dig and you will maybe find it. [Laughter]

I was blessed to have a mother and father that recognized the value of education.

I know I wanted to be with somebody and have children. My heart comes before my work.

All good strategy eventually degenerates into work.

You don't quit because you happen to be behind. You want to see how you do. And who knows? Maybe somebody will stumble.