I don't know a family that isn't touched by some sort of addiction.

If a police officer arrests a mime, does he need to tell him he has the right to remain silent.

I come from a newspaper background, so maybe Im attuned to current events.

Sometimes what we want to do and what we must do are not the same. Pasquo, the smaller the space between your desire and what is right, the happier you will be.

His life was two lives now: the life he would have and the life he would forever wonder about.

Life, he thought, is a blatant act of imagination.

And even if they don't find what they're looking for, isn't it enough to be out walking together in the sunlight?

What business does memory have with time?

He wished he could reassure his mother: a man wants many things in life, but when one of them is also the right thing, he would be a fool not to choose it.

He considered it a shame when people couldn't grasp the infinite-a failure not just of imagination but of simple vision.

I realized the structure in a collection is how they're put together. Structuring the collection became the art of it for me. Because the stories had all been written.

lies can run but they can’t hide

I have always looked for ways to give back because I think it's a responsibility we all share.

Being a solo artist is what I do. It's what I've been doing for the last 20 years and a bit before then.

Everything I touch seems destined to turn into something mean and farcical.

Then Aragorn was abashed, for he saw the elven-light in her eyes and the wisdom of many days; yet from that hour he loved Arwen Undómiel daughter of Elrond.

Trust life, and it will teach you, in joy and sorrow, all you need to know.

To put up with. . . distortions and to stick to one's guns come what may - this is the. . . gift of leadership.

Be a life long student, read as many books as possible.

Heartbreak makes us stronger; it's an opportunity for spiritual growth. How can you understand someone else's pain if you have not yourself suffered?

God will judge my heart, Man will judge my actions.