It struck me that our history is contained in the home we live in, that we are shaped by the ability of these simple structures to resist being defiled

Time plays tricks between here and home, " said Mogget sepulchrally, frightening the life out of the telephone operator.

four meta-movements that separately and together are redefining the American dream: living with limits, embracing diversity, looking inward, and demanding authenticity.

Overall, always strive to be genuine — about who you are, what you offer, and why you do what you do.

This tree was a vast cylinder of wood. It filled the sky. The limbs reached out above me, a great canopy sheltering the rest of the trees, as if they were its children.

To observations which ourselves we make, we grow more partial for th' observer's sake.

America has the power, but not the will to fight terrorism. The terrorists have the will, but not the power to fight America, but all that could change with time.

Sometimes I just want to be left alone and be a normal kid for, like, five minutes. That's tough when the paparazzi are chasing you.

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom.

The less you want, the richer you are. The more you need in order to be happy, the more miserable you’ll be.