The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel that they above the law.

Not only is your story worth telling, but it can be told in words so painstakingly eloquent that it becomes a song.

I don't believe that life is supposed to make you feel good, or to make you feel miserable either. Life is just supposed to make you feel.

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

The music in his laughter had a way of rounding off the missing notes in her soul.

A loud voice is not always angry; a soft voice not always to be dismissed; and a well-placed silence can be the indisputable last word.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

One should be able to return to the first sentence of a novel and find the resonances of the entire work.

a star dies in heaven every time you snatch away someone's dream.

Words themselves are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power.

You can't teach talent. You can't put in what God left out - but you can teach confidence.

All of us, as human beings, seek to be respected. Even those who do not respect others have a deep seated desire to be respected.

The most important moments in life happen without an appointment.

It's by your own actions you're able to get more in a mess or out of one. It's your own actions that relieve or bind you.

Well, I like empowering my clients.

The only thing we have to give to the world is our own grasp on it.

Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.

When something happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.

I would like for my kids to at least have some familiarity with who I am: "It's the man from TV!"

When life is too much, roll with it, baby.