I have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. I want to swim in the river. I want to feel the current. -Loving Frank

I'm like the trunk of a cactus... I take in a dose of culture and time with friends, then I retreat and go live on it for awhile until I get thirsty again.

It has always been on the written page that the world has come into focus for me.

What did a person need to survive? Food. Water. Shelter. Warmth in cold weather. And something else... books.

It's wonderful to feel desired. There's a sense of power in it, really.

I always use primary sources, in addition to reading biographies and other materials.

It's not good to live so much inside oneself. It's a self-imposed exile, really. It makes you different.

In the end, what really matters? Only kindness. Only making somebody a little happier for your presence.

Tell her happiness is just practice, " he said. "If only she acted happy, she would be happy.

As he watches the sun rise, what grieves him is that he failed her. He thinks of the terror she felt. They tell him it was quick, as if that will somehow confine the horror.

She got up from the bed, knelt beside the bed, and put her forehead down on the covers. She was not practiced at prayer anymore. The only word that came to mind was "please".

Every man has just as much vanity as he wants understanding.

We shape ourselves by our imaginative reach.

Where's the man could ease a heart Like a satin gown?

I always try to have a bigger picture view of my career. But that didn't mean that I didn't cry about not getting jobs.

A thrilled customer is the most potent marketing asset your organization can leverage.

I think as Christians, we all have the same calling, and that calling is to love God with all our heart, mind, and soul and love others as ourselves and to glorify God in everything that we do.

I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.

It's become normal for me to walk on set as Popeye, Frankenstein or an Elf or even a chicken.

God lives, feels and suffers in every one of us, and in course of time, His attributes, knowledge, beauty and love will be revealed in each of us.

It is very important not to think about losing.