The farther you go, however, the harder it is to return. The world has many edges, and it's easy to fall off.

The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.

The mark of a good book is it changes every time you read it.

I suppose if you've never bitten your nails, there isn't any way to explain the habit. It's not enjoyable, really, but there is a certain satisfaction - pride in a job well done.

In my opinion, the ability to love another person is one of God's greatest gifts, and I thank God every day for enabling me to give and share love with the people in my life.

Learning what you don't want to do is the next best thing to figuring out what you want to do.

Be honest about what you see, get out of the way and let the story reveal itself

You can't stop suffering, you can't stop terrible things from happening, but you can bear witness... The least us reporters can do is go there and tell their stories.

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.

If you feel like an outsider, you tend to observe things a lot more.

The people I admire most hadn't really followed a particular path that was visible when they were on it.

I think you will find that, if you continue to write fiction, every character you create is partly you.

Zero Expectations? What's that? I believe in Smart Expectations.

Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn.

Independence, the freedom of a self-governing nation, is in my estimation the highest political good, for which any disadvantage, if need be, and any sacrifice are a cheap price.

Part of the down-to-earthness that made the pioneers succeed was expressed in a sentence: It takes pretty good [people] to get along with water ditches in a dry time, and not quarrel.

Most of the debts of Europe represent condensed drops of blood.

love is all about timing

Eating well is a lifelong priority.

When you are in touch with your body and heart, it allows you to then be in the world and act with intention and clarity and kindness.