I’m sorry.” Once again, those were the words. And now, anytime someone says I’m sorry, I’m going to think of her.

The main thing I wanted to say, and thankfully it’s what most people say they get out of the book, is simply an acknowledgement that we do affect each other in ways we can’t predict.

No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet we push it just the same.

You can hear rumors. But you can't know them.

You can't stop the future You can't rewind the past The only way to learn the secret ...is to press play.

I've always loved brainstorming with other writers, and I consider having my work critiqued a part of that brainstorming.

And at some point, the struggle becomes too much-too tiring-and you consider letting go. Allowing tragedy... or whatever... to happen.

You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is...now.

Everything...affects everything

After all, how often do we get a second chance?

In the end....everything matters.

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

getting over it/ just means getting around it/ and sometimes/ you gotta go through it/ leave it torn and blasted apart

Bigotry hurts the economy, so the next time you want to blame minorities for your problems, first take a look in the mirror.

It's easy enough to smile at a man if you want to capture his attention, but once you realize he's not really looking at you, that perhaps he never really saw you, smiling becomes much more difficult

We are humans first and the law always protects our basic human rights, but survival always remains a chance for any of us to go through hard times and make it through the day.

Those who walk the talk get the work.

It's interesting, in the U.K., I'm known for doing comedy things, which often doesn't translate to the U.S.

Love does not die, when someone gets old, people get old, because they can not love anymore.

How many presidents, do you think, ever said to another guy: 'I can't believe we're doing this in the White House'?

If you never stop when you wave goodbye you just might find, if you give it time, you will wave hello again.