The question was whether James would love me if I was someone else.

What she did have, after raising two children, was the equivalent of a PhD in mothering and my undying respect.

Tombstones don´t list jobs, they list relationships-mother, wife, daughter.

I had nothing to fear from my father.Except his disappointment.Which was no small thing.

Anyone that will make a difference would have to put others ahead of them put others first.

For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating, rejuvenating, exciting and satisfying.

Thank you for making me nouveau riche.

The talent of turning men into ridicule, and exposing to laughter those one converses with, is the qualification of little ungenerous tempers.

You don't have to be an angel, just be someone who can give.

I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary. 'Somewhere I haven't been in a long time!' she said. So I suggested the kitchen.

We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who do the same thing are called heroes.

I don't know if I believe in God, but I know I believe in the devil. I have met him.

Letters are expectation packaged in an envelope.

We're living in a future that's weirder than anybody except possibly.