Sometimes,' Sylvie said, 'one can mistake gratitude for love.

The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories.

As I watch, the sky fills with clouds of snow feathers from every kind of bird there ever was and even some that only exist in the imagination, like the bluebirds that fly over the rainbow.

If they would all sleep all the time she wouldn't mind being their mother.

If people believed in eternal damnation they might not be seizing the day quite so much.

Men had no purpose on earth whereas women were gods walking unrecognized among them.

The past is what you take with you.

Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing.

Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness, a conundrum that she couldn’t even begin to solve.

In the end, it is my belief, words are the only things that can construct a world that makes sense.

I spent four years doing a doctorate in postmodern American literature. I can recognize it when I see it.

The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. It changes the relationship of two people much more strongly than even the final surrender

Your best teacher is your last mistake.

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

I've learned... that sometimes coming public with certain things, it inspires other people. And sometimes I want to keep things private... but then I found out that it helps other families.

Detroit is largely composed, today, of seemingly endless square miles of low-density failure.

All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted.

Rich or poor, every child comes into the world with some imperative need of its own, which shapes its individuality.

Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible.

It's really ironic that I won, because that's not the goal that I had in mind when I went out to skate.

And one game, as we know, can cost you a lot.