How can I be sure I've succeeded, if I can't remember what I was trying to do

Instead of past, present and future, I'd prefer chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry.

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target

Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.

Please don't lie to me,unless,you're sure I'll never find out the truth.

The greatest obstacle to discovering the truth is being convinced that you already know it.

I want either less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.

I too have known joy and sadness, and, on the whole, I prefer joy.

I'll give up my bad habits as soon as equally satisfying good habits become available.

I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent.

Keep some souvenirs of your past, or how will you ever prove it wasn't all a dream?

I felt sure that [Oyarsa] was what we call "good, " but I wasn't sure whether I liked "goodness" so much as I had supposed.

Taking in too much added sugar from highly marketed sugary foods and drinks displaces healthier foods in the diet.

So small, so blue, in grassy places / My flowers raise / Their tiny faces.

Congratulations to the NBA champion Boston Celtics - they beat the Los Angeles Lakers by 39 points. Or as Hillary Clinton would say, "Too close to call.

I've been known to write on the Underground in London and on the subway in New York. I have two or three cafes in Paris that I go into. I find a corner with a little shade, and I can work.

Or for the gorgeously bare vampire to give her a sensual massage while feeding her peeled grapes.

The idea of negotiating with the President of the United States runs contrary to everything that the Republicans have done since January 20, 2009.

She was everything he'd ever wanted, beauty and fire arching against his despoiling hands.

He loves but lightly who his love can tell.

I'm not so interested in the effort that it takes to have a self-promotional outlook. I believe in being quiet and making my work and just trying to make discoveries and let the painting evolve.