June, July, all through the warm months she hibernated like a winter animal who did not know spring had come and gone.

She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a Flamingo.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

The wind is us-- it gathers and remembers all our voices, then sends them talking and telling through the leaves and the fields.

Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.

I love New York, even though it isn't mine, the way something has to be, a tree or a street or a house, something, anyway, that belongs to me because I belong to it.

When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas.

Well, I'm about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy.

A man who doesn't dream is like a man who doesn't sweat. He stores up a lot of poison.

You have to invent life.

In America, we're divided, deeply divided.

Friendship maketh daylight in the understanding, out of darkness and confusion of thoughts.

White pants should be worn on two occasions: One, never. And two, if you're selling ice cream.

When values are contrasting, use subtle color. When values are subtle, use contrasting color.

The second greatest pleasure after love is talking about it.

When migraines briefly became a campaign issue for me, it appeared that political foes were maybe playing the gender card.

But whether he was happy or not was hard to say. Probably he was neither, just as a plant is neither.

What are you doing here?" she asked. "You forgot something when you left Halstead Hall," he said hoarsely. "What?" Her heart lept into her throat as he strode purposefully toward her. "Me.

I just try to let myself really focus on the work that's ahead of me and what my job is and how I bring something to life.