Maybe heaven entailed more than a soul residing in a single place, but instead having pieces of yourself spread among the hearts and memories of people you've touched.

Not every loss was confirmed by an officer at the door. Nor a telegram with the power to sink a fleet. Loss, often the worst kind, also arrived through the deafening quiet of an absence.

War doesn’t start with an explosion….It bears far more subtlety. A simmer beneath the surface, as if bringing broth to a boil.

Good novels are not written by orthodoxy-sniffers, nor by people who are conscience-stricken about their own orthodoxy. Good novels are written by people who are not frightened.

I thought I wanted caprice and fire, but it turns out that what I really want is someone who will wake me up early so I don't miss a sunrise.

At least I don't look like a Christmas tree.""You look like the star atop the tree.

The best images are the ones that retain their strength and impact over the years, regardless of the number of times they are viewed.

Everything on this planet has something to do with music. Music functions in the realm of sculptured air.

The consideration that human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected will always continue to prompt me to promote the former by inculcating the practice of the latter.

If God answers 'Yes', He is increasing your faith. If 'Wait', He is increasing your patience. If 'No', He has something better for you.

Postmodernism is among other things a sick joke at the expense of... revolutionary avant-gardism.

I like to spend time with my family - that's the most important thing in my life.

Life is a vacation from two eternities.