No one could have imagined a place like Havana, Cuba. It is absurdly contradictory, always arguing with itself over whether it is audacious or meek, heroic or stupid, beautiful or abhorrent.

Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.

Love and learning are similar in that they can never be wasted.

All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are secure not because we are sure of ourselves but because we trust that God is sure of us.

The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.

Did you know, throughout the cosmos they found intelligent life forms that play to play? We are the only ones that play to win. Explains why we have more than our share of losers.

It was only when the salt water of my tears ran into my cuts and made them sting that I discovered I was crying.

Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians.

A garden is a friend you can visit any time.

I fail sometimes, I succeed sometimes, so that's fair enough. It's a package deal. It comes with that package: failures and success.

If faith fails, prayer perishes.