Loss is a part of life, that doesn't make it easy... that makes it inevitable...

I was afraid to write Fear of Flying ergo I had to write it. I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it then I must do it.

Learning is a process of mutual discovery for teacher and pupil. Keep an open mind to their unexpected responses.

If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

I'm an appalling cook. I can just about create a glass of orange juice and a ham-and-cheese sandwich.

We need to confront the life-killing stereotype that says we're all about suffering. We need to bear witness to our pleasures.

The mind, too, has its regimen. It needs gymnastics, just like the body does.

The Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies, of all time.

So, mistletoe, in fact, symbolizes mistletoe.

Traveling makes men wiser, but less happy.

I'd like to do a reality show with four white people...who are dropped off in a really bad black neighborhood. And the show would be called...Cracker Hunt.