That's what we think because we can't imagine what it's like to not exist.

I love lying here with you, under the books.

I'll never throw these small things away. There will never be a time when I don't want them, all the tiny parts of Cal that made a life.

as if all the years haven't dulled that moment. She's staring at a spot of air in front of it, and I know, in that spot of air, is her son.

The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more.

If someone remains in a peaceful and tranquil state of mind, external surroundings can cause them only a limited disturbance.

I do think we should be provided with a new body about the age of thirty or so when we have learnt to attend to it with consideration.

Our military thought that they couldn't get to Pearl Harbor, that it was too long a journey from Japan to get there, and they proved us wrong.

All human beings have the ability to transform like a caterpillar emerging from its cocoon and taking to the sky.

You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.

I'm not a risk taker. I don't do plunging necklines or really short skirts. I try to stay as classy as possible and provide a little mystery.

It is not good enough to get your horse to do what you want. It is far better to cause your horse to want to do it.

Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere

There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people.