It seems to Henry, as he takes his seat in his usual middle pew, that women are far braver than men

Or maybe, he thought, returning to the boxes, it was part of being Catholic--you were made to feel guilty about everything

She understood that Simon was a disappointed man if he needed, at ths age, to tell her he had pitied her for years.

She had spells of manic loquaciousness, followed by days of silence.

Don’t forget to wonder and appreciate yourself.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

My mother was very involved with Cesar Chavez's work on behalf of the migrant farm workers in California.

It always stings a little bit when somebody doesn't like what you put out there, or at least it does for me. I don't take it too much to heart, and it doesn't change anything.

Sometimes, in order to go forward, You must first go back.

Life is Happiness. Happiness is the fact that I can do something right now.

And exciting buildings are fine periodically.

He who has it in his power to commit sin, is less inclined to do so. The very idea of being able, weakens the desire.

I'm a total Republican, but I've never claimed to be a Christian-right conservative. They're a large but dwindling part of the Party.

All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.