Suffering often draws us closer to God. Instead of being a sign of God's punishment or distance, suffering can purify us, lead us into the heart of God, and transform our souls.

Formal business situations are likely to be the least revealing because these are the times when all of us are most likely to have our ‘game faces' on.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

There was the woman I was before my mom died and the one I was now, my old life sitting on the surface of me like a bruise.

There's no such thing as a perfect historical film.

There's something strange about this big pink bunny.

The masses are the real heroes, while we ourselves are often childish and ignorant, and without this understanding, it is impossible to acquire even the most rudimentary knowledge.

Demagogue--a vessel containing beer and other liquids.

Cranes carry this heavy mystical baggage. They're icons of fidelity and happiness. The Vietnamese believe cranes cart our souls up to heaven on our wings.

When you learn to die, you learn to live.

Everything is falling together perfectly, even though it looks as if some things are falling apart. Trust in the process you are now experiencing.