Mr. Powell raised an eyebrow. 'I'm a librarian,' he said. 'I always know what I'm talking about.

The light made the snowballs look yellow. Or at least I hoped that was the cause.

If Romeo had never met Juliet, maybe they both would have still been alive, but what they would have been alive for is the question Shakespeare wants us to answer.

OKAY. So I was going to the library every Saturday. So what? So what? It's not like I was reading books or anything.

(The raindrops) played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow.

We were both chumps. But you know what? It's not so bad when you're chumps together.

Okay, so maybe sometimes the real world is smiles and miracles.

The world is Trouble...and Grace. That is all there is.

She came over and looked at the picture. Then she took my hand. You know what that feels like? Like what the astronauts will feel when they step onto the moon for the very first time.

Creativity is a god who comes around only when he pleases, and it isn't very often. But when he does come around, he sits at my desk and folds his wings and I offer him whatever he wants.

Vengeance is sweet. Vengeance taken when the vengee isn't sure who the venger is, is sweeter still.

Even the smallest tender mercy can bring peace when recognized and appreciated.

What we have not chosen we cannot consider either to our merit or our failure.

The beauty of art is that it comes from the heart.

I... grew up in politics and I used to work for the Democratic Party.

I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don't play the guitar.

There are simply more young people than there ever were. You get this feeling of strength. Also, large numbers can be a drawback, making it difficult to lose one's anonymity.

I love nyc. It's the city of my birth and probably the most amazing city on the planet.

The law of mosaics: how to deal with parts in the absence of wholes.

I think that business leaders today have to be more rounded than they used to be, they have to be completely multi-functional and fast-moving.

My belief is that "recluse" is a code word generated by journalists... meaning, "doesn't like to talk to reporters."