Night has patterns that can be read less by the living than by the dead.

The functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy.

The whisper of the dusk is night shedding its husk.

Where there is cake, there is hope. And there is always cake.

Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.

Nothing is worse than being alone on the evening of the day when one's cow has exploded.

Only once in a generation does anything as fresh as a vomiting detective come along.

The hands of every clock are shears, trimming us away scrap by scrap, and every time piece with a digital readout blinks us towards implosion.

Most people tend to think the best of those who are blessed with beauty; we have difficulty imagining that physical perfection can conceal twisted emotions or a damaged mind.

Any drunk who has tried to put his car where a lamppost stands is a self-educated physicist.

Given my heritage and the ordeal of my childhood, I sometimes wonder why I myself am not insane. Maybe I am.

Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.

those who truly know, knows those who don't, will learn if they ask

My suitcase must absolutely contain my iPod.

The unknown was my compass. The unknown was my encyclopedia. The unnamed was my science and progress.

If you believe in living a respectable life, you believe in self-help which is the best help!

This is a sport where you get your ego checked on a regular basis, whether it's in the cage or it's at practice.

My revolution is born out of love for my people, not out of hatred for others.

If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.

Television really has been my vehicle. I don't get played on the radio much, so I've relied on TV a lot.

It is born to every Western girl to like outdoor life and to do all kinds of wild, daring things.