The entire hierarchy of angels can best be described as an endlessly vast sphere of beings, who surround an unknowable centre-point, which is called God.

In the Quran it is said that from the tears shed by this great angel [Michael] over the sins of the faithful, cherubim are formed.

So far we still don't know whether angels are ethereal beings of light without substance or if they take a solid human form with real wings which actually enable them to fly.

The Angel is one of those Articles of Faith as unshakable as our belief in the existence of God, an atom, or the ill luck of the number 13.

Mathematicians finally developed a financial model to accurately compare apples and oranges. Any two kinds of fruit can be compared, although guavas still cause minor rounding errors.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

She had had sweet dreams, which possibly arose from the fact that her little bed was very white.

I wake up early. At 6:30 A.M., I'm at my most optimistic.

There are few people who are more often in the wrong than those who cannot endure to be so.

Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too.

I can't say I have always been fashionable because we all have hits and misses.

Writing in a lot of ways feels more like excavation than construction. It feels like you're uncovering this thing bit by bit, discovering what it is, instead of constructing it upwards.

I know I'm not in government anymore. In fact I'm out of work.

Companies that get confused, that think their goal is revenue or stock price or something. You have to focus on the things that lead to those.