She was my friend and I loved her and relied on her, even though there were days when her moodiness and fragility frightened me, because they reminded me of my own tenuous grasp on life.

Relax. You are beautiful, and everyone wants some of that beauty.

I learned that day that there is no more lonely state than being in a lonely marriage.

I had hoped that the rest of the world would stand still while I got myself together again, but Chaos and Tragedy had marched into other lives close to mine as well.

Hypocrisy has its own elegant symmetry.

At some point, I had to start laughing, because I was all wrung out from crying.

If you can't focus then how do you expect to make your dreams come true?

Lead by example, not by instruction.

happy is the nation without a history

Set exorbitant standards, and give your people hell when they don't live up to them. There is nothing so demoralizing as a boss who tolerates second rate work.

Taxes are the chief business of a conqueror of the world.

Once you eliminate quality as a requirement, the entire design process becomes a whole lot easier.

Introverts paradoxically pull away from culture and create culture.

Conscience that isn't hitched up to common sense is a mighty dangerous thing.

Don't judge it. Just write it. Don't judge it. It's not for you to judge it.

Most of us are now free to walk away from our marital commitments more easily than from any other contract in our lives.