On Sunday mornings, as the dawn burned into day, swarms of gulls descended on the uncollected trash, hovering and dropping in the cold clear light.

Good cops make their bosses look good, and Hector was a one-man beauty school.

The dead do not hurt you

I cannot come to thee but by thee, I never come from thee without thee

It’s not the people in your life that tell you what you want to hear, it's the people in your life that tell you the truth that count.

35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give it.

And yes, it was a high school romance, but it was still the kind of romance where I thought we were trying to find a way to make it forever.

I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before.

Sexy as she wanna be and she dancing next so close to me. I said please excuse, you steppin on expensive shoes.

My brain is just always going and going and going.

When we're talking about the "American response" to any disaster, it's not just a government response, an official response, it's a popular response.

It has been a mistake living my life in the past. One cannot ride a horse backwards and still hold its reins.