In the essence of truth lies deceit.

Teaching others, he corrected himself.

They blossomed, they did not talk about blossoming.

Whatever others may say, they say it to deceive and comfort themselves, not help you.

It is easy to see the glow but hard to recognize the awakening of silence.

If you are good, they say you are weak.

We hear only our own voices, still echoes returning to our emptiness.

We built tall buildings, but we have not become any taller.

You not only are hunted by others, you unknowingly hunt yourself.

The same word we love and hate, leaves in different directions, taking different paths.

A breeze, a forgotten summer, a smile, all can fit into a storefront window.

She found as always that words on paper proved themselves

Acquaintance softens prejudice.

The secret to life is trusting yourself and loving who you are, just the way you are.

American literature has never been content to be just one among the many literatures of the Western World. It has always aspired to be the literature not only of a new continent but of a New World.

To reflect upon the event horizon is a great deal more awe-inspiring than a burning bush or a wooden statue that weeps or pees or bleeds.

The great danger of dealing with venture capitalists is the 'slow maybe'.

Kids are like a mirror, what they see and hear they do. Be a good reflection for them.

If you give them a God made in their own image, I guarantee they'll accept Him. But He won't be the God who saves.

It is as if Emily Brontë could tear up all that we know human beings by, and fill these unrecognizable transparencies with such a gust of life that they transcend reality.

Since the invention of the kiss, there have only been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind.