I know that I will go to my grave as Professor Sprout, whatever else I’ve done.

I'm not really a practising Jew but I keep a kosher kitchen just to spite Hitler.

I don't have a very positive attitude towards rappers.

Communication is something we all take for granted.

I enjoy finding the right word and giving each its full measure, its full space in a sentence.

I used to get into bed with my mother every morning, almost until she died, and talk about everything. She was my closest confidante always. I had no secrets from her.

I'd have thought my particular brand of quirkiness, combined with sharp intelligence and a fine voice, would have yielded more. But it hasn't. Yet!

He leaned his forehead against hers. “Tell me you want this.

Maddy pressed her fingers to her lips, a smile blooming there. The man could kiss like the devil. Hot, passionate, demanding. Holy hell. Ronan McGuire was a force of nature, and equally dangerous.

And I'm wondering where the lions are.

Some say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science.

This machine was a failure to the extent that it could not fly. In other respects it was a very important and necessary stepping stone.

There are now more obese people in the United States than there are overweight people. I think it's safe to say that after all these years, Diet Coke is a complete failure.

I just want to grow spiritually with the Lord.

Genius lasts longer than Beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate ourselves.

Spread your wings and let me come inside.

Any woman who counts on her face is a fool.