I hated myself for needing him at such times, for craving his strength whenever I felt upset.

That's the way it is--you have a thought, a dream, an idea in your head . . . and you do nothing to make it happen. Then one day, boom, just like that, you get up and go.

Her smile grew bitter as desert brine. "The gods may forgive Ista all day long. But if Ista does not forgive Ista, the gods may go hang themselves.

An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper.

Between trying to impeach Bill Clinton, Florida 2000, and the recall in California, I'm beginning to think that Republicans will do anything to win an election-except get the most votes.

To tell my story, to touch lives.

The way to deal with superstition is not to be polite to it, but to tackle it with all arms, and so rout it, cripple it, and make it forever infamous and ridiculous.

The greatest accomplishment of a bartender lies in his ability to exactly suit his customer. . .

A fondness for reading, which, properly directed, must be an education in itself.

[Wellesley College] is about as meaningful to the educational process in America as a perfume factory is to the national economy.

We've got to get the system right. That's why we've got this root-and-branch reform under way.