The freedom is a tear digging into the flesh. (Doina Ruști -Manuscrisul fanariot)

Tact is the knack of keeping quiet at the right time

In short, superheroes balance the forces of light and dark, rage and serenity, and the sacred and the profane within themselves and from it forge an identity that is powerful and purposeful.

It's a good thing most people bleed on the inside or this would be a gory, blood-smeared earth.

Steel is not forged in a comfortable place.

Coffee is a fleeting moment and a fragrance.

Love is its own rescue; for we, at our supremest, are but its trembling emblems.

Happy hour is slightly different in the Soviet Union. There are no ice cubes or orange-peel twists in the vodka. Also, it lasts all day.

We learned sexual technique from our dog. He taught how to beg, and he taught my wife how to roll over and play dead.

The house in Chappaqua is up for sale, ... and you can get it for a bargain on Wednesday.

I've had some decent wins this year against higher ranked players but what I've failed to do is to build on those.