Tears sprang from her eyes and she bit her lip to stop herself from howling at the bright pain.

His hatred for her was now as solid as the boards he lay on, as the stones ringing the firepit.

The rain thundered down so heavily that Pritam could imagine that space itself was made of water and was pouring through rents in the sky's tired fabric.

You will have the last word.' 'Your name will be that word.

A new star shines bright.Angels herald the good news.The Christ child is born.

Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far as he is allowed by the Great Power.

Strategic partners are way more important than money.

The tune was too ingrained for Mortenson to consider the novelty of this moment- an American, lost in Pakistan, singing a German hymn in Swahili.

Chicago’s neighborhoods have always been the city’s greatest strength.

Some men can maintain cragginess and weary masculinity. Women just get old.

When I was young, I thought I was a god. Now, I just basically work on staying humble. My priorities changed. Just to be able to try to change them - that was frightening to me.

Design really can be anything.

When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?