Of course, some families cannot be saved and their children cannot be returned. Yet, even then, their love for each other must be worth something.

Love may not be enough to wake a child in the morning, dress him, and get him to school, then to feed him at night, bathe him, and put him to bed. Still, can any of us imagine a childhood without it?

One way or another, we’re all prisoners.

When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong-- or absolutely right.

I'm the son of a pediatrician, and I do believe that the most important resource we have is our kids. And I think the most important thing for America's future is to invest more in our children.

Perhaps the greatest lesson [Huxley] learned from reading Carlyle was that real religion, that emotive feeling for Truth and Beauty, could flourish in the absence of an idolatrous theology.

In a creative journey, it is essential, no matter how far one runs, to examine that which is closest to home.

It's really too bad that so much crumby stuff is a lot of fun sometimes.

My Poor Dad Often Said, 'I'd Rather Be Happy Than Rich.' My Rich Dad Said, 'Why Not Be Both?'

All metallics are neutrals. So it is absolutely fine to mix gold and silver; you just want it to look like it has purpose.

I see you have returned, my love; and your mood is as dark as ever. Did your soldiers not adore you to your complete satisfaction?