The Sisters were Southern Baptist, and they went to church on Saturdays and Sundays, and most other days, too.

I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.

Mortals. I envy you. You think you can change things. Stop the universe. Undo what was done long before you came along. You are such beautiful creatures.

The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.

Knowing you don't have much time left changes things. You get kind of philosophical. And you figure things out-more like, they figure themselves out-and everything gets real clear.

There are no coincidences.

Because saving the people you love isn't stupid. It isn't even a choice

Who can judge the judge?

I'll love you until the day after forever.

It almost felt like she was sucking it all out of me, like she sucked on that sticky red lollipop, the one she kept licking as she drove.

the whole way down, I was only thinking one thing . . . L E N A

He loved dogs.She loved cats.That's the only possible reason they could figure out for their after-marriage fighting like Cats & Dogs.

I sometimes wonder how many beautiful black sweaters have been knit from my wool.

Appearance is something you should definitely consider when you're going out. Have your girlfriend clip your nails or something like that.

Time is infinite, but we are not infinite in it.

Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself.

I pissed on my diploma, smell the aroma.

The way we tell our life story is the way we begin to live our life.

When a man is on the verge of passing out from pain, it seemed wrong to notice how beautiful he was.

A gentleman is one who is too brave to lie, too generous to cheat, and who takes his share othe world and lets other people have theirs.

Prayer-though it is often draining, even an agony-is in the long term the greatest source of power that is possible.