I often think it would be really interesting to take all of those who would wage war to the battlefield cemeteries, and say, explain yourself to the dead. Explain yourself to the dead!

Coincidence is a messenger sent by truth.

Memories are links in a golden chain that bind us until we meet again.

Stay with the question. The more it troubles you, the more it has to teach you.

Yes, it does make the load rather heavy if you carry tools for every eventuality.

My first ever job after college was as a flight attendant. I wanted to travel and could not afford it, so I decided to get myself a job where I could travel. I did it for two years and had great fun.

It's really important in any historical fiction, I think, to anchor the story in its time. And you do that by weaving in those details, by, believe it or not, by the plumbing.

It was time to move on, to dance with life again.

a question has the most power before we rush to answer it, when it is still making us think, still testing us.

One always has riches when one has a book to read.

Never judge a journey by the distance.

He who hesitates is a damned fool.

A teddy bear will give you love.A grizzly bear will give you a mauling.Some bears aren't just the same.

We seek to find peace of mind in the word, the formula, the ritual. The hope is illusion.

Every time you rip the bandages off, you just open the wound up again. Every time he sees you, it's like tearing off the bandages.

I am totally in favor of trade. But I want trade deals for our country that create more jobs and higher wages for American workers.

he kissed me hard. "Promise me. Promise me you'll spend New Year's with me next year," he whispered into my ear.

This is NOT a pretty good business. You cannot be pretty good and be a national headliner. That becomes the allure.

I don't think we spend enough time in reflection and introspection. We don't know who we are as individuals in this culture any more.

War justifies everything.

The diamond which shines in the Saviour's crown shall burn in unquenched beauty at last on the forehead of every human soul.