Stereotypes are fast and easy, but they are lies, and the truth takes its time.

Marriage is like a well-built porch. If one of the two posts leans too much, the porch collapses. So each must be strong enough to stand on its own.

...wanting things for the wrong reasons can turn anyone's life into a marshmallow on a stick over a hot fire: impossibly messy and eventually consumed, one way or another.

That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.

The loneliness you feel with another person, the wrong person, is the loneliest of all.

You've got to say what you mean and mean what you say...Doubt in your voice is an open door people will shove right through.

You've got to have someone who loves your body. Who doesn't define you, but sees you. Who loves what he sees. Who you don't have to struggle to be good enough for.

We don't want you convicted for condiment theft. You go to that prison, you'll meet big-time operators. Maple syrup stealers.

We can get so wrapped up in our own misconceptions that we miss the simple beauty of the truth.

It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn't have something in the first place. I guess that's what disappointment is- a sense of loss for something you never had.

If time heals all wounds, and a book can hold a person's entire life, then you can speed up the process with a pulp time warp.

There's just no time for hatred. It's lazy and destructive. We can all do better. Our world needs us to.I love you.

Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed.

Don't judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, becausetime has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.

Don't look at me like I've gotten old or something like that.

So you say you love the poor? Name them.

No means everything to a dog, nothing to a cat.

When we can figure out a way to really tour and make a profit, then we'll do it again.

You're dumber than you think I think you are.

Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.