Some of the freckles I once loved are now closer to liver spots. But it’s still the eyes we look at, isn’t it? That’s where we found the other person, and find them still.

History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation.

Later on in life, you expect a bit of rest, don't you? You think you deserve it. I did, anyway. But then you begin to understand that the reward of merit is not life's business.

What you end up remembering isn't always the same as what you have witnessed.

Time...give us enough time and our best-supported decisions will seem wobbly, our certainties whimsical.

And yet it takes only the smallest pleasure or pain to teach us time’s malleability.

May you be ordinary, as the poet once wished the new-born baby.

Life seemed even more of a guessing game than usual.

I thought of the things that had happened to me over the years, and of how little I had made happen.

Is there anything more plausible than a second hand?

you find yourself repeating, ‘They grow up so quickly, don’t they?’ when all you really mean is: time goes faster for me nowadays.

Always think about the needs of others because being a part of a group isan essential characteristic of human nature.

The life ahead can only be glorious if you learn to live in total harmony with the Lord.

In the songs that I write, that's where I get to be really brave and outspoken.

Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is élan, esprit de corps and determination.

Grace Kelly writes great songs, sings beautifully, is a world class saxophonist, and is going to be a big big star

In spite of all our speeding it's still the style to be late.

I had the training at drama school where I studied Shakespeare and Brecht and Chekov and all these period historical playwrights and I think that I responded to the material.

If we do not teach our children, societ will. And they-and we-will live with the results.

I admire the attention other writers can give to the world we're walking in.

I don't let nobody sign for my money. Me and my wife write our own checks. So, if there's some money missing, we know how it got missing.