Most social acts have to be understood in their setting, and lose meaning if isolated.

Most social acts have to be understood in their setting and lose meaning if isolated... No error in thinking about social facts is more serious than the failure to see their place and function.

Only the living souls can praise the living God.

There is more to living than not dying, " he said. "Look at the way you live, Will. You burn as bright as a star.

Happiness is free like the air we all breathe

Falling in love IS bizarre and creepy

Berlin is like being abroad in Germany. It's German, but not provincial.

No work is "most important." Or, put differently, all work is important but work done poorly becomes most important.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

The Refugee Convention of 1951 was a major breakthrough, outlining the rights of those displaced across borders as well as the legal obligations of states to protect them.

She gently placed his hand against the beating pulse of her heart. Always, always it beat out of control, and he held his hand to it until he felt it perfectly match his.

You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.