The world to him no longer seemed a math equation but rather a complex piece of art, a masterpiece of things not easily understood.

Initially they waited with hope, but as each hour passed, hope slipped away like the wind, the wind that as a small boy Ethan had once tried to capture with his tiny fingers.

She chose the attractive room, not noticing the cloven hoof exposed beneath the ornate curtains. That decision has surely haunted her every day since, finally catching up to her.

That scream left her mouth and entered my head, where it's been ever since, sometimes waking me up at night.

I've left behind so many unfinished quilts in my life, beautiful pieces of dreams and intentions never fully assembled.

You can lock a lion up in a room, if you want to, but you'll still hear it growling and clawing to get out.

But forever was a useless term, relevant only for the dead.

Miss Green can call a turd a rose if she wants, but that don't mean people's going to be lining up to smell it.

People create all kind of fancy watches and clocks, never stopping to realize they're building monuments to the greatest of all thieves.

Holy fear is to shun evil.

The biggest challenge is how to affect public attitudes and make people care.

The secret is contained in a three-part formula I learned in the gym: self confidence, a positive mental attitude, and honest hard work.

You want a drumstick? Like a ice cream cone or a chicken wing!?

I'm an aggressive woman who gets things done, and that's the way it is, and I've never been embarrassed about the fact that I am pushy.

Then I was president of the Bakelite Corporation from 1910 to 1930

I admire anyone with their own sense of personal style.

If we seek something, that same thing is seeking us.

Wives should be kissed - not heard.