The familiar is by far the most beautiful.

One is never wounded by the love one gives, only by the love one expects.

The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.

Philosophers console themselves with explanations.

The search for first causes is the ultimate wild goose chase.

When you separate thought from life, you get philosophy.

Logical positivism is philosophy from the neck up.

The questions philosophers ask are not so much meaningless as irrelevant.

No explanation is ever as good as not having one.

The truth is what you live through while you're looking for the truth.

Never confuse a hunger for knowledge with a thirst for truth.

Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.

You are more to me than any of them has any idea

What will you do now with the gift of your left life?

Give of yourself to others and others will give of themselves to you.

Have pity on them all, for it is we who are the real monsters.

I know my rights.""And I know you're wrong.

Each day presents a new opportunity to experience God's presence.

The source of creation is within you. You can be just a piece of flesh, or you can be the Creator himself - this is the choice and potential you have.

I've got a head of hair better than Rick Perry; it's just not in a place I can show you.

You can really learn from Donahue. I didn't know you could be a woman in a man's body. You go out and you can't parallel park.