I saw that it was all over, put away in a box like a doll no longer cared for, the magical intimacy of our childhood together

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

It's interesting, isn't it? . . . the chandelier . . . it reminds me of mushroom soup.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead.

Caged birds accept each other, but flight is what they long for.

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!

Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.

A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.

Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families

Through self-development, you can continuously fortify yourself for the next level of increase

Also "Catcher in the Rye", which happens to be one of my favorite books, I just found that kind of useful. It helps you get into the American accent.

My whole life, I never spoke a single-word.

I write and rewrite and rewrite and write and like to turn in what I think is finished work.

Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life.

But every once in a while, from out of the blue, someone reaches the quiet place where you spend your private time and changes the way you see yourself

Our customs, behaviors, and values are byproducts of our culture.

People buy personalities as much as merchandise, and it is a question if they are not influenced more by the personalities with which they come in contact than they are by the merchandise.

Beirut is where I was born and raised.

When you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.