I wondered what sort of woman loved a man like that.

‎I have panicked unnecessarily in all four corners of the globe.

Oh, you know what bloggers are like, they write and write and write. I don't know why, because they're not being paid.

Bedlam: an institution with a history so fearsome it gave its name to a synonym for chaos and pandemonium.

Shall we go?' he murmured, perhaps regretting his decision to show me his army of plastic cartoon figurines.

They shared an image of the American Christmas--riches, reconciliations, tears, snow, success, sentiment, furs and firs, the shop windows shining like Heaven and everything good for sale.

I believe that, in this country, the press exerts a greater and a more pernicious influence than the church did in its worst period. We are not a religious people, but we are a nation of politicians.

I always take credit for my acts of cruelty. To do otherwise is cowardice.

The travel, the amazing work I have had the chance to do, the meetings with different people are all very inspiring and give me lots of positive energy.

That's where the songs come from: that's what I'd most want people to understand. What sounds good or looks good, that's nothing. The only worthwhile thing in art is seeing someone else's heart.

A most mediocre person can be the object of a love which is wild, extravagant, and beautiful as the poison lillies of the swamp.

I have always been a nomad and I have mastered the art of packing! I always say: pack lightly, live lightly.

Science has been seriously retarded by the study of what is not worth knowing and of what is not knowable.

Aiki is not a technique to fight with or defeat an enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and make human beings one family.

Who knows why some words ignite the hearts of some readers while others are like wet matches that won't light.