I wrote because I wanted to know what everything was about.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

People should never sit alone for too long when they're crying.

Adversity often defines dignity.

The United States is proud to be the first country to recognize the existence of a Jewish State - just 11 minutes after Israel's independence was declared.

Unthought-of Frailties cheat us in the Wise.

I don't know where I'll be crashing. I think that was my line.

We usually see only the things we are looking for- so much so that we sometimes see them where they are not.

America is a bunch o' bullies. Tell me what the Iraq uniform is like. Don't worry, I'll wait.

I longed to know the world's name.

Sorrows cannot all be explained away in a life truly lived, grief and loss accumulate like possessions.

Decide promptly, but never give any reasons for your decisions. Your decisions may be right, but your reasons are sure to be wrong.