My heart was in a perpetual state of sadness and the only relief I could find were in those cathartic cries. I lived a fragile existence.

she kept sliding down, in small half-willing surrenders, till she was a heap, with the book held tiringly above her face.

She was trying to sound tough and impatient, but she knew that vulnerable desire to be wooed was still brimming in her tone.

Never judge a book by its "spine".

To be honest, I think kids have got a lot more going on than adults. They've got their heads screwed on a lot better.

Using terrorism or jihadists or extremists for any political agenda is immoral.

Let us thank God that we live in an age when something has influence besides the bayonet.

The main trouble with women is that they will just not put the seat back up again.

Always remember there is nothing worth sharing, like the love that let us share our name.

A sack that can contain a person's greed...doesn't exist in this world. If your hearts not content, no matter how much you put in the sack, it's never enough.

Libraries can take the place of God.