I don't know what he means by that, but I nod and smile at him. You'd be surprised at how far that response can get you in a conversation where you are completely confused.

We all know that a sky with clouds in it is much more interesting than one that doesn’t have any.

The best place to cry is on a mother's arms.

On the other hand, I think cats have Asperger's. Like me, they're very smart. And like me, sometimes they simply need to be left alone.

We're [parents]) always bluffing, pretending we know best, when most of the time we're just praying we won't screw up too badly.

My dad used to say that living with regrets was like driving a car that only moved in reverse.

Motherhood is a Sisyphean task. You finish sewing one seam shut, and another rips open. I have come to believe that this life I'm wearing will never really fit.

It's the child who's supposed to cry, and the mom who makes it all better, not the other way around, which is why mothers will move heaven and earth to hold it together in front of their own kids.

It's never the differences between people that surprise us. It's the things that, against all odds, we have in common.

Then Henry speaks again. "Did he do it?"I turn to him slowly. "Does it matter?

I [Jacob Hunt, Aspie] see it as the next step of evolution: I cannot take away your sadness, so why should I acknowledge it?

Genius is an exceedingly common human quality, probably natural to most of us.

Mysticism is colourful and alluring, but if you are after the truth, science is the best path!

It’s not what you get, but what you give that is God’s true measure of a life.

The cosmos is within us. We are made of star stuff

I want to remind all Americans that the Senate has a very important responsibility to confirm only well- qualified individuals who will faithfully interpret the law and the Constitution.

Each of us has a huge capacity to learn and to achieve. Being ever alert makes the task of becoming all we are capable of becoming so much easier.

I've learned you can't take any steps to protect any art. It is so vulnerable.

Inaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.

To me, the definition of sexy - at any age - is strength and confidence.

As long as I'm in good shape, you'll always see me smiling.