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

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.

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.

You can't teach talent. You can't put in what God left out - but you can teach confidence.

Quality, it seems, is a necessary, but insufficient attribute for success.

It's all about money. Sometimes it is merciful, sometimes it is magnificent and sometimes it is moderate

Having money isn't everything, not having it is.

You shouldn’t say mean things to people before they kill you. It’s being a sore loser.

Time curses all, I thought, except the truth.

The only thing that it is advisable to know in any language is the numerals; and even there, you can do a lot with the fingers.

I am a critic - as essential to the theatre as ants to a picnic.

Every citizen of the republic ought to consider himself an unofficial policeman, and keep unsalaried watch and ward over the laws and their execution.

I love jokes as much as anyone, but I don't want to hear my snail jokes every day. But I might want to hear a good song every day.

You are awareness disguised as a human being.