Someone did us all a grave injustice by implying that mourning has a distinct beginning, middle, and end.

Writers seek to create order out of the chaos of everyday life, and to extract meaning from both the tragic and the mundane

Our lives are shaped as much by those who leave us as they are by those who stay. Loss is our legacy. Insight is our gift. Memory is our guide

When a mother dies, a daughter’s mourning never completely ends.

Our mothers are our most direct connection to our history and gender.

I couldn't chance failing in New York yet, letting the city fail me. It was the only place I knew I belonged. If I couldn't survive there, I would have no place else to go.

New York City is filled with random, quirky moments like this, chance collisions that just might change your life.

How can a warrior fight without his weapon?

Why are some things easier to remember the more time has passed since they occurred?

Stay up... 'till you come up... when you come up stay up!

We're more than just our job titles or our list of professional accomplishments.

Formerly Milton's Paradise Lost had been my chief favourite, and in my excursions during the voyage of the Beagle, when I could take only a single small volume, I always chose Milton.

How amazing it is that friendships can become so full that you can't imagine what your life was like before them.

Many of them had a better time than they ever had in their lives because they were discovering the new freedom - the less you need, the freer you become.

Sometimes, the simple messages are the best thing music can do, really. Sometimes, songs can stir people up, motivate them to make change.

I believe it is incumbent upon Congress to act aggressively to ameliorate fear and help our country take the essential steps that will make our communities and lives safer.

All that is literature seeks to communicate power