I could see why she felt attracted to Sam K. Barrows. Birds of a feather, or rather lizards of a scale.

And, " my dad concluded, calming down a little, "all our dignity consists in just that. I mean, man's little and can't fill time and space, but he sure can make use of the brain God gave him.

To enjoy the beauty of the world, don’t try to fit in. Try to fly out of your perceived boundaries.

Jazz brought this sense of democracy where four guys come together and your name may be on the marquee, but in this moment, when you're the soloist, it's you, and we follow you. We follow you.

The present age has seen a great slump in humanist values.

I am done underestimating [Donald] Trump and his appeal.

God never slams a door in your face without opening a box of Girl Scout cookies.

For years I lived rather medicated and muted - I did not possess language to describe my vague feelings of unhappiness, to politicize it, to attempt to transcend it.

Reading has made such a profound difference to my life. I'm sure I became a writer because of the power of literature in my own life.

I'm really happy to be a mom, and I'm proud of the phase I'm in.

And I suppose tapes are a desperate attempt to steal something from Death's suitcase.

A stage actor has to be 10% aware of the audience as he's performing.