I thought I might cry, the way you do when someone gives you some kindness when you most need it but when it seems the most surprising thing.

Marriage is like a well-built porch. If one of the two posts leans too much, the porch collapses. So each must be strong enough to stand on its own.

...wanting things for the wrong reasons can turn anyone's life into a marshmallow on a stick over a hot fire: impossibly messy and eventually consumed, one way or another.

That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.

The loneliness you feel with another person, the wrong person, is the loneliest of all.

You've got to say what you mean and mean what you say...Doubt in your voice is an open door people will shove right through.

You've got to have someone who loves your body. Who doesn't define you, but sees you. Who loves what he sees. Who you don't have to struggle to be good enough for.

We don't want you convicted for condiment theft. You go to that prison, you'll meet big-time operators. Maple syrup stealers.

We can get so wrapped up in our own misconceptions that we miss the simple beauty of the truth.

It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn't have something in the first place. I guess that's what disappointment is- a sense of loss for something you never had.

If time heals all wounds, and a book can hold a person's entire life, then you can speed up the process with a pulp time warp.

But that was New Orleans for you. The old didn’t die here. They were just forgotten.

So, influenced by these advisors and this hope, I have at length allowed my friends to publish the work, as they had long besought me to do.

Never make a personnel judgment the first time it comes up.

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.

Error can point the way to truth, while empty-headedness can only lead to more empty-headedness or to a career in politics.

The Pakistani government under Musharraf is a strong and key player in the global war on terrorism, and their contribution has been second to none.

To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconstancy.

Words are the source of all power. And names are more than just a collection of letters.

The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.

The ocean doesn't want me today, But I'll come back tomorrow to play. The riptide is waging And the life guard's away But the ocean doesn't want me today