She seemed fragile like a moonflower – destined to bloom for a single lovely night, and then to fade and fall.

With courage and hope, we can conquer our fears and do what we once believed impossible.

The future was in our own hands. If we wanted a world where such things were possible, it was for us to make it.

And as I watched him, I knew that in every dark night there was, somewhere, a small light burning that could never be quenched.

My feet will tread soft as a deer in the forest. My mind will be clear as water from the sacred well. My heart will be strong as a great oak. My spirit will spread an eagle's wings, and fly forth.

I should have realized, when Cathal kissed me in the hallway, that my response was the first raindrop heralding a storm.

In all experience, there is something to be learned. In deepest sorrow, wisdom is found. In the well of despair, hope rises.

You are... you're like a beating heart. A glowing lamp. I've never met anyone like you before.

Come, dear heart. Lean on me and let us walk this path together.

I wonder how it takes you, that moment when everything turns to shadows. - Somerled.

You will find the way, daughter of the forest. Through grief and pain, through many trials, through betrayal and loss, your feet will walk a straight path.

To find out a heart she'd believed irrevocably broken had somewhere along the way been fixed.

I’d do you both in heartbeat and come back for seconds.

I see Donald Trump as a phenomenon of an expression of certain fears, certain resentments, that have been a running thread in American history.

No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.

If I don't write, I begin to feel unsettled and uneasy, as I gather people do who are not allowed to dream.

I want to get the American people to start sitting at a table together and talking to each other, holding court, and enjoying a meal - and it doesn't have an expense.

I work hard but I play hard.

The whole concept of negotiating is intimidating to many people.

I suppose I've got a reputation for playing quite extreme characters and making them quite believable.

Good managers have a bias for action.