It seemed everything that had ever lived and died in this world had passed through here, had left its indelible imprint.

Family tragedies had a way of smashing everything apart and then gluing it all back together. The problem was no one ever knew how long the glue would hold.

You ask me why I’m nice to you, ” he said. “Why, why, why. But you don’t ask me stuff that matters. Who I am or where I been. What I see when I look at you. What I want.

Through pictures, we cut reality in pieces. We selected only the choicest moments, discarding the rest as if they'd never happened.

There was no going back to the way things were, because all you ever got was the way things are.

For all its ridiculous imperfections, life is pretty damn perfect sometimes.

The less you know, the less your children can learn from you, the more you know, the more they can also learn from you..

Write what you love. Passion is the key to a good story.

People are moving into modes of participation and self-generation, which apply to everything from museums and television to architecture.

I'm not a top-five player yet.

I think Himalayan climbers tend to mature fairly late. I think most of the successful Himalayan climbers have ranged from 28 to just over 40, really.

Courage is the basic virtue for everyone so long as he continues to grow, to move ahead.

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!

I don't think my religious convictions should be held against me.

I think my strength in teaching and what I get a lot of good feedback on is going towards the students and asking them what they are about. It's about putting your own personality into the work.

Once more the storm is howling, and half hid Under this cradle-hood and coverlid My child sleeps on.