I can't spend the rest of my life competing for your attention and coming in last.

Choices are easy when you have nothing to lose.

What she did have, after raising two children, was the equivalent of a PhD in mothering and my undying respect.

Rain didn't make things messy. People did that all on their own.

Wolves go after a wounded deer, it is the nature of the beast.

I had nothing to fear from my father. Except his disappointment. Which was no small thing.

You kids were all in college, and I suddenly saw that I was stuck alone with a man who, all those years later, was still wanting me to be someone I wasn't.

If you want to disappear, Emily, you can do it most anywhere.

Tombstones don´t list jobs, they list relationships-mother, wife, daughter.

I had nothing to fear from my father.Except his disappointment.Which was no small thing.

So, is it harder to dream about what you don´t have than to live in fear of losing what you do?

Unlike world I use my notebook from both side.

Quit planning your dream and start living it.

We had one idiot put a bomb in a shoe, and now everybody's got to take their shoes off? Where's the bra bomber at? I say, if we've gotta wait in line, let's make it fun for everybody.

Charm might be described as enlightened self-interest, a development of one's best self. ... In the simplest possible terms, I think genuine charm is an unmotivated interest in others.

The painter is, as to the execution of his work, a mechanic; but as to his conception and spirit and design he is hardly below even the poet.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Things that happen along the way determine the final result. I think the pain and suffering I went through in the past... lead me here today.

I understand that people might be poor if they don't have any work, but I don't accept that someone is poor if they've worked really hard.

If you think there are no new frontiers, watch a boy ring the front doorbell on his first date.

It's deep passion for my wife that really makes me vulnerable to her.