Of the many forms that silence takes, the most memorable is the dry husk of the cicada.

The funny thing about writing is that whether you're doing well or doing it poorly, it looks the exact same. That's actually one of the main ways that writing is different from ballet dancing.

There is something quite wonderful about sharing a secret.

Men. And their no-good, fool-headed proposals.

The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone.

Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.

I would never see a good movie for the first time on television.

I want to live a full life - period.

Loss is essential. Loss is part and parcel of that necessary calamity called life.

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.

Only a few know, how much one must know to know how little one knows.