Many men on the point of an edifying death would be furious if they were suddenly restored to health.

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.

Remember, writing poetry is like making love: one will never know whether one's own pleasure is shared.

We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it.

Lessons are not given, they are taken.

The only joy in the world is to begin. It is good to be alive because living is beginning, always, every moment.

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.

We never remember days, only moments.

Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.

I love you more than there are stars in the sky and fish in the sea.

A woman experiencing an unplanned pregnancy also deserves to experience unplanned joy.

I will work tirelessly to defend all communities, including the LGBTQ one, from terrorism and violence.

Our ancestors... purged their guilt by banishment, not death. And by so doing, they stopped that endless vicious cycle of murder and revenge.

I would like to try to understand what is. We know very little, and I am trying to do it by creating analogies. Almost every work of art is an analogy.

Closure is a preposterous concept worthy of the worst aspects of American daytime TV.

To live with Jesus is to live with the poor. To live with the poor is to live with Jesus.

I've always enjoyed shows like 'The X-Files,' where you're on the edge of your seat and you're so invested in these characters.

When one loves, one does not calculate.

You could be somewhere where the mail was delayed three weeks and do just fine investing.