She pulled off Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse and settled down in a comfortable leather chair by the fire to read.

Once you have made a decision and there is no turning back, acceptance is the only comfort.

Remember,even if we can't see them, those we love are always with us.

Every human being has a fascinating existence, with a big cast of good and evil characters in each. And almost always, somewhere along the way, magic.

I am at the stage of my life everyone dreads - that of filling my days with the past, because there is little future left.

And what's wrong with dimming the harsh reality of life a little, anyway? In essence, being alive is a bloody long and hard walk to death. Why not make it as pleasant along the way as you can?

It's amazing how beauty can mask so many flaws

When I loose my faith in Human nature, I put my faith in Nature-

The greater the gap between self perception and reality, the more aggression is unleashed on those who point out the discrepancy.

Without love, life will be a great mistake.

I love being in public places, but I can't stand long, drawn-out music festivals.

The less you blame others the more you will succeed.

Love that does not know of suffering is not worthy of the name.

In the study of management, unfortunately, many writers have been so anxious to articulate a theory in the form of, "If you do this, this will result," that they never go through this careful effort.

You're not capable of stepping into nirvana at this time. If you did it would be disastrous. You're tonal would be swamped.

This is all about a media war that continues to rage between the old and new media. Unfortunately for our soldiers, these brave Americans are caught in the crossfire

No facts to me are sacred; none are profane.

Just as Lincoln got contradictory advice from the extremists of both sides . . . so now I have to guard myself against the extremists of both sides.