If there was ever a more perfect day in the history of time it isn't one I've heard about.

Things Happen and once they start happening you pretty much just to hold on for dear life and see where they drop you when they stop.

If you haven't been in a war and are wondering how long it takes to get used to losing everything you think you need or love, I can tell you the answer is no time at all.

The soldier had stamped my passport FAMILY in heavy black capital letters and I checked it now for reassurance and because I liked how fierce the word looked

Staying alive was what we did to pass the time.

some people are lonely for all the right reasons.

After all this time, I know exactly where I belong. Here. With Edmond. And that's how I live now.

I think at a child's birth if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift that gift should be curiosity.

If a man will not work he shall not eat.

The mind may be reluctant to think properly when thinking is all it is supposed to do; the task can be as paralysing as having to tell a joke or mimic an accent on demand.

All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough.

She loves you, loathes you, treats you well, then ill. Like a leech or a surgeon's knife, she's double-edged: sometimes she'll cure, but sometimes she will kill.

Jest with your equals.

In the past I would self destruct when it came to love - I was immature, throwing myself into things but now times have changed, I want a relationship where you understand the other person.

I developed a pretty unusual style, I think.

Once you've achieved everything, there is nothing left. You take out the core of being human: the striving.

Protecting the dignity and the security our seniors have earned is a commitment that spans generations and party lines.