The pain of not knowing what to do was exceeded only by that of knowing what I had done.

And then I did what I had never done in his presence, much less in his arms. I cried.

I was afraid of being rejected, yes. I was also afraid of being accepted for the wrong reasons.

What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died?

There was a brief silence. I think I heard snow falling.

He had then warned his daughter not to violate the Eleventh Commandment."Which one is that?" I asked her."Do not bullshit thy father, " she said.

Love means never having to say you're sorry.

What the hell makes you smart?" I asked."I wouldn't go for coffee with you.""Listen - I wouldn't ask you.""That, " she replied, "is what makes you stupid.

Thank God ever morning when you get up that you have something to do which must be done whether you like it or not.

Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.

Accents are very tangible, blessedly, and if you have to do one, it's a way of getting into character. I can read it through a few times and pretend I know what I'm doing!

Surrender to alcohol intoxication provides a partial and subjective shortcut to a more correct state of mind.

If we take people only as they are, then we make them worse; if we treat them as if they were what they should be, then we bring them to where they can be brought.

I don't even think about fame at all.

Nature herself makes the wise man rich.

I'm not the kind of guy who's taking advantage of my position.