The moment we begin to define others and ourselves by how we are different, the seeds of separation are planted.

Forgive those whose actions are the outcome of their personality, and forget those whose personalities are the outcome of their actions.

Is there a word for adults when they aren't parents?"Steppa laughs. "Folks with other things to do?""Like what things?""Jobs, I guess. Friends. Trips. Hobbies.

Men may be born free; they cannot be born wise; and it is the duty of the university to make the free wise.

Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies.

On my parents scale of values, the more Western something was, the more cultured it was considered.

Run while you still have the chance.

Nobody would say, 'I'm voting for this guy because he's got the stronger chin,' but that, in fact, is partly what happens.

... strong bonds are forged in high emotional temperatures.

Nothing you write is ever lost to you. At some other level your mind is working on it.

I'm a huge fan of The Sopranos, and suddenly, you find yourself going one-to-one with this guy who you've been watching for years, watching every flicker in his eye and every detail on his face.