So all I'm saying is, everything that seems important--our quarrels, or philosophical differences--in the end, it doesn't matter much. You know? In the end, what matters is what remains.

Liquor is the kiss of the angels as well as the curse of the devil. It can conceal but also can reveal

Life happened. In all its banality, brutality, cruelty, unfairness. But also in its beauty, pleasures and delights. Life happened.

Tomorrow. The word hangs in the air for a moment, both a promise and a threat. Then it floats away like a paper boat, taken from her by the water licking at her ankles.

You felt a deep sorrow, the kind of melancholy you feel when you're in a beautiful place and the sun is going down

The Forty Rules of Love is a wise, joyous page-turner... and one that speaks urgently to our war-ravaged times.

Her hands were empty now, as empty as her heart, which itself was a coconut shell with its meat scooped out.

but her mind feels feverish as it races through the crowded hallways of the past

Why worry, if today be sweet'?

Think of how far you've come, " Maggie said softly. "And then ask yourself how much farther you wish to go

Resolutely ignoring Banu's dark mutterings, steeling herself against the barrage of harsh words that questioned her motives, her upbringing, and her morality

How do you sell emptiness, vulnerability, and nonsuccess?

The Al Saud believe they have an asset more powerful than the ballot box: they have Allah.

I have no doubt that the Palestinian Arab leadership made a mistake when it did not accept the partition plan in 1947, but I want to try to understand it.

I'm a big fan of Tom Stoppard's work, and have been since I was in school where I studied him.

Disney world is an armpit compared to Montana.

I know some actresses who used to be older than me who are now younger than me - I don't know how they do it.

To find his own salvation, a man must first find the fool locked inside himself and set it free.

If you have nothing to say, say nothing.

In good relationships, we are happy to grow as the other person becomes part of us and who we are.

The genius of America is production; and a large percentage of our productive enterprises are headed by men who have come up from the worker's bench.