My whole work drive has been aimed at making people understand each other. . .

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

Because people heal a whole lot faster when they're with someone who loves them

Identity and self-belief: a courage that swells from within, borne of waters drunk deeply.

I want to give myself the freedom not to have to be projecting my whole life ahead.

A good song can make you smile, or it can make you dance or laugh or remind you of a moment.

If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.

I had a hard time in middle school. I was never really quite me until I was 16 or 17, and things like bullying didn't matter anymore.

Many journalists seem to desire 'liberation' from Christian roots.

Everything ordinary has the potential to be extraordinary.

A first kiss after five months means more than a first kiss after five minutes.