I sat. And I thought. And the more I thought, connecting the events in my life, the more my heart collapsed.

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.

Grief which is not dealt with properly can cause us to lose our perspective on life.

My body is a cage that keeps me from dancing with the one I love, but my mind holds the key.

That's what the holidays are for - for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn't that the Irish way?

YOU CAN ONLY DO ONE THING AT A TIME SO CONCENTRATE ON IT.

In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.

Obviously, it's a great privilege and pleasure to be here at the Yale Law School Sesquicentennial Convocation. And I defy anyone to say that and chew gum at the same time.

Method is not less requisite in ordinary conversation than in writing, provided a man would talk to make himself understood.

I really miss the rehearsal process of theater.

Humans find meaningfulness where none exists because we want to create a sense of order in this chaotic universe. It's called apophenia. (And it's also the reason people believe in God.)

There is a Soul within the Soul. Seek it out. There is a Treasure in your mountain. Seek it Out. A mystic in motion, if that's what you are, don't seek out there; seek inside.