Somehow the anticipation of pain can be even more troubling, more a misery than the pain itself.

She always had that about her, that look of otherness, of eyes that see things much too far, and of thoughts that wander off the edge of the world.

Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive.

It isn't just a village. The houses aren't just places to live. Everything belongs to everybody. Everyone belongs to everyone else. Even a single person can make a difference.

I let it go. It's like swimming against the current. It exhausts you. After a while, whoever you are, you just have to let go, and the river brings you home.

A man may plant a tree for a number of reasons. Perhaps he likes trees. Perhaps he wants shelter. Or perhaps he knows that someday he may need the firewood.

I've never been very good at leaving things behind. I tried, but I have always left fragments of myself there too, like seeds awaiting their chance to grow.

I have an advanced degree in procrastination and another one in paranoia.

Some people spend the whole of their lives sitting waiting for one train, only to find that they never even made it to the station.

Life is what you celebrate. All of it. Even its end.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

I feel if you believe in equality, you have to believe in it for everybody. And that's the way I've always lived my life.

The reality is that the only way change comes is when you lead by example.

My works really begin in a very simple way. Sometimes it's an image, and sometimes it's words I might write, like a fragment of a poem.

I don't want to call anyone an outright winner without having seen everything.

A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment.

There are enough stories about my family. We have all been in the public eye.

It's impossible to measure the type of mental strength and determination that's required to be an elite wrestler.

An appearance of delicacy is inseparable from sweetness and gentleness of character.

Let me die still loving, and so, never die.

This is exactly why the Electoral College is set up the way it is, so that one state would not elect the president.