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

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?

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

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.

I let myself flop - so gently, so slowly - into my one real chair and tried to make myself understand that I was on the doorstep of the universe.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

Yoga takes what you have and molds and sculpts it, which is a much more natural way to look and feel.

Even Michelangelo got paid for doing the Sistine Chapel. To those artists who say they're doing it for the love of art, I say: Get real.

I’m a total atheist, and for me it’s just about trying to find something that rises above the banal day-to-day bullshit of living.

In war, discipline can do more than fury.

People are governed by the head; a kind heart is of little value in chess.

You come here to tell us lies, but we don't want to hear them. If we told you more, you would have paid no attention. That is all I have to say.

If you have a talented family, you should be shot if you don't use them.

I'd say I learned a lot. It's all about whether or not I can apply it.