Now that she had actually seen and accepted reality, and reality brought such a healing calm.

Not only is your story worth telling, but it can be told in words so painstakingly eloquent that it becomes a song.

I don't believe that life is supposed to make you feel good, or to make you feel miserable either. Life is just supposed to make you feel.

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

The music in his laughter had a way of rounding off the missing notes in her soul.

A loud voice is not always angry; a soft voice not always to be dismissed; and a well-placed silence can be the indisputable last word.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel that they above the law.

One should be able to return to the first sentence of a novel and find the resonances of the entire work.

a star dies in heaven every time you snatch away someone's dream.

Words themselves are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power.

Llamas can drive... they just don't know it yet...

Allow your relationship to progress at its own pace. Enjoy each moment of each date, the courtship, the friendship, and the natural progression to commitment. If it is meant to be, it will happen.

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.

If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if we are not willing to change, we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.

A walk down 14th street is more amazing than any masterpiece of art.

It's a blue-collar city [Manchester] that's transitioning into a white collar place and people are getting priced out.

We can choose who we bring into our lives. We can choose who will reinforce our risk taking.

Beauty, like wit, to judges should be shown; Both most are valued where they best are known.

Ah, though a Roman, I am not less a man.

If you arent focused on success, youre failing.