She hoped that Tin Win would learn what she had learned over the years: that there are wounds time does not heal, though it can reduce them to a manageable size.

Yet she also longed for moments when she might be weak, when she need not prove anything to anyone.

She saw that he knew what loneliness was, that he understood why it might be raining inside a person even when the sun shone, that sadness needed no immediate cause.

How can anyone truthfully claim to love someone when they’re not prepared to share everything with that person, including their past?

Eyes and ears are not the problem... It is rage that blinds and deafens us. Or fear. Envy, mistrust. The world contracts, gets all out of joint when you are angry or afraid.

Let the power of yes take root in your heart and transform you life.

Ignorance never yet helped anybody.

Like a precious family heirloom, freedom is not just ours to enjoy, but to treasure, protect, and pass on to future generations.

I was a professional dancer before I was an actor.

Some people in D.C. talk about me like a dog.

What it's done for me is highlight the fact that we need to lean into the cartoon universe of social media.

Avoid sin: ... all your deeds are faithfully recorded.

I put Liam at the top of the list, the male actor list, because I had just seen Schindler's List again and Michael Collins, and I was just like, 'God, what an incredible actor.'

Religions have different names, and they all contain truth, expressed in different ways forms and times

I'm good with telling people what I think, too, but I don't know why people are so content to treat each other poorly.