The ability of Americans to toss off oppressive characters is the most rewarding aspect, to me, of U.S. history.

Cats are designated friends.

Yes, aging can be tough and rough... But it is possible to approach the ultimate without staggering and even with a kind of glow, like a radiant sunset.

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

After many paths and many years, perhaps many lifetimes, we become aware of the sacredness of our suffering.

Cole sat back up, slowly, and I opened my eyes. His expression, as ever, was blank, the face he wore when something mattered. He said, "That's how I would kiss you, if I loved you.

He lowered his head toward her, so she could feel his breath warm againsther skin, their mouths only inches apart. “You’re panting for it, aren’t you, Princess?” he murmured.

I think I do want to go into politics. I really, really do. And I don't know if I will.

I have a particular affliction. I am unable to say a word I can't spell.

The truths of the Bible are never just abstract concepts; they're always related to real people.

Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.

It is hope which makes the shipwrecked sailor strike out with his arms in the midst of the sea, though no land is in sight.

You can't solve problems for someone whose problem is that they don't want problems solved.