The harsh light above them caught her face, and Sean could see what she'd look like when she was much older - a handsome woman, scarred by wisdom she never asked for.

She told him that he had the most beautiful voice she'd ever heard, that it sounded like whiskey and wood smoke.

There is no external solution to the problem of insecurity.

‎With adulthood comes responsibility.

...what is the meaning of La Belle Dame Sans Merci? - have you never been enthralled? enchantment that is unrequited desolates the soul...

The G-8 has clearly rejected the failed U.S. policy of voluntary programs to address global warming.

...Ned always said that the man who passes the sentence should swing the blade, though he never took any joy in the duty. But I would, oh, yes.

It was a charming fantasy of romantics that the spies would stop spying, that political conflict would end and politicians would tell the truth. Unfortunately that has not been the case.

You cannot laugh and be unkind at the same time

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.

I am an old man but in many senses a very young man. And this is what I want you to be, young, young all your life.

I know I can't play funny roles in movies. I tried, and it didn't work.