I love all things, not only the grand but the infinitely small: thimble, spurs, plates, flower vases.....

He who does not travel, who does not read, who does not listen to music, who does not find grace in himself, she who does not find grace in herself, dies slowly.

If nothing saves us from death, at least love should save us from life

Love is not about property, diamonds and gifts. It is about sharing your very self with the world around you.

In one kiss, you'll know all I haven't said.

To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.

Every day you play with the light of the universe.

Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life.

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.

And one by one the nights between our separated cities are joined to the night that unites us.

If each day falls inside each night, there exists a well where clarity is imprisoned. We need to sit on the rim of the well of darkness and fish for fallen light with patience.

He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

Selfishness, when it is punished by the world, is mostly punished because it is connected with egotism.

It's easy to believe in something when you win all the time...The losses are what define a man's faith.

Sometimes it's better to live through someone's work than the person themselves, and to realise that every human being is flawed, but through art they can be perfect.

My motivation has always been health - eating healthy and taking care of myself.

Books are sepulchres of thought.

Calvin [Trillin] was much more of a mover and a shaker. That's all I'm saying. I was a "weenie." That was another term back then.

Many poor and low-income women cannot afford to purchase contraceptive services and supplies on their own.

We don't become angels merely by the instrument of death. If we are angels now, we will be angels in the hereafter. If we are dark, negative personalities now, we will be the same after death.

If we will put our trust in the Lord, he will help us through our difficulties, whatever they my be.