I can still bring into my body the joy I felt at seeing the first trillium of spring, which seemed to be telling me, "Never give up hope, spring will come.

My breathe would catch at the sight of violets-so common in the woods at home, so surprising in the mountains. The violet's message was "Keep up your courage, stay true to what you believe in." p264

Other flowers came at the end of the summer, but by then the winter sadness had already dissipated, and the effect of the blooms was not the same.

Plan B?' Ivy said. 'What is plan B?'Jenks reddened. 'Grab the fish and run like hell, ' he muttered, and I almost giggled.

Well, I'm not a big sports fan.

Its not that I like men sexually, just that I can admit when they are beautiful. But sexually I need a woman.

Remember that every drop of rain that falls bears into the bosom of the earth a quality of beautiful fertility.

I realize I'm not different. I want what everyone wants. I want what they all want. I want all the things. I just want to be happy.

In my entire life growing up I've never heard my dad say an unkind word about anyone. My father has always taken the high road in life and to me he's a complete inspiration without being a pushover.

I like to think of myself as a character actor, though there's some redundancy in that...

There are, of course, an infinite number of places where one is not, yet only one place where one actually is.

What we are looking for is managers who are awake enough to alter the world as they find it, to make it harmonize with what they and their people are trying to accomplish.

I'm only 42, and I've got a lot more tricks up my sleeve.