I was the owner of my own darkness.

He who does not travel, who does not read, who does not listen to music, who does not find grace in himself, she who does not find grace in herself, dies slowly.

If nothing saves us from death, at least love should save us from life

Love is not about property, diamonds and gifts. It is about sharing your very self with the world around you.

In one kiss, you'll know all I haven't said.

To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.

Every day you play with the light of the universe.

Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life.

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.

And one by one the nights between our separated cities are joined to the night that unites us.

If each day falls inside each night, there exists a well where clarity is imprisoned. We need to sit on the rim of the well of darkness and fish for fallen light with patience.

Loving the same man or woman all your life, why, that's like supposing the same candle could last you all your life

Most places we leave in childhood grow less, not more, fancy.

When you feel you are incomplete you can always console yourself with the idea of being infinite.

I didn't know the full dimensions of forever, but I knew it was longer than waiting for Christmas to come.

For me, sitting still is harder than any kind of work.

The simplest thing that can be said about any person, any relationship, is that it's not simple at all.

I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.

The family is the corner stone of our society.

If God does not give you something you ask for, wait on Him. He will speak with you tenderly and sympathetically about the matter until you yourself understand that He cannot grant your prayer.

Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.