I turned to the window. A single raindrop fell against it, and seeing my reflection in the glass, I suddenly knew why Finn’s eyes were familiar.They were exactly like mine.

Oneness with God is not a dream, it is the only reality. Everything else is an illusion.

[it's about] being bitter but patient with your own bitterness so you could learn to be wise and be kind of returned to whatever innocence you might have once had before you became bitter.

I didn't even start playing the piano until I was about 13 or 14. I guess I must have had a little talent or whatever-you-call-it, but I practised regularly, and that's what counts.

The art of making love, muffled up in furs, in the open air, with the thermometer at Zero, is a Yankee invention.

What you give ought to be in direct relationship to what you've received. If you have been blessed with a great deal, then you have a lot of giving to do.

The welfare state is an assault on families.

Anything is possible in this world. I really believe that.

First of all, to defend my work, I had to believe that I am doing a totally silly, stupid, innocent comedy.

Each day is a day of decision, and our decisions determine our destiny.

On the question of taking credit for what goes right and blame for what goes wrong - having led the Conservative party for four years, I have never heard of this notion before.