On the porch were the still-smoking remains of long-stemmed roses, evidence that someone angry and passive-aggressive didn't know Peter was out of town.

Adding kidney beans to his cottage cheese and pineapple was an act of bravery Dave had not intended.

Dave put a lot of thought into picking out the books his dad would like least.

Don't you know a kiss would change the world forever?

The light at the end of the tunnel is just the light of an oncoming train.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late.

Politics is but the common pulse beat.

There once was a man called Rousseau who wrote a book containing nothing but ideas. The second edition was bound in the skins of those who laughed at the first.

Life is about making mistakes. Death is about wishing you made more.

For all of my fortune, there are many with misfortune that need a hand.

I wanted to communicate what I had seen, so that others could see it.

It is certain my belief gains quite infinitely the very moment I can convince another mind thereof

I think a painting is more like the real world if it's made out the real world.