There are things without explanation, moments when life will become arranged in such odd ways that you imagine a whole vocabulary of meaning inside them. The breakfast smell struck me like that.

You can go other places, all right - you can live on the other side of the world, but you can't ever leave home

...he felt God the same way arthritic monks felt rain coming in their joints. He felt only a hint of him.

There would be no grand absolution, only forgiveness meter out in these precious sips. I would well up from Hugh's heart in spoonfuls, and he would feed it to me. And it would be enough.

You're looking for a reason, " she said. "And that doesn't help. It doesn't change the present.

I have come here not to find answers, but to find a way to live in a world without any.

Too often, many people choose goals that are not inspiring and empowering to them

I know the police cause you troubleThey cause trouble everywhereBut when you die and go to heavenYou find no policeman there

A hero is someone right who doesn't change.

Nothing is complete in itself but requires something outside itself in order to exist.

Politically, nowadays, as we know and feel, we are similarly underrepresented and not heard.

Both of my parents were musicians.

Put me in any city, I'll end up doing something with kids. That's the time of your life when it's pure fun.

The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.

I was fascinated by The Lord of the Rings from about the age of eight and that lasted well into my teens.

I think Donald Trump is now kind of in love with the idea of becoming president of the United States. I think he truly does believe that he can be the Republican nominee.