They never told you that stranger might be someone you knew.

Marriage is like a well-built porch. If one of the two posts leans too much, the porch collapses. So each must be strong enough to stand on its own.

...wanting things for the wrong reasons can turn anyone's life into a marshmallow on a stick over a hot fire: impossibly messy and eventually consumed, one way or another.

That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.

The loneliness you feel with another person, the wrong person, is the loneliest of all.

You've got to say what you mean and mean what you say...Doubt in your voice is an open door people will shove right through.

You've got to have someone who loves your body. Who doesn't define you, but sees you. Who loves what he sees. Who you don't have to struggle to be good enough for.

We don't want you convicted for condiment theft. You go to that prison, you'll meet big-time operators. Maple syrup stealers.

We can get so wrapped up in our own misconceptions that we miss the simple beauty of the truth.

It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn't have something in the first place. I guess that's what disappointment is- a sense of loss for something you never had.

If time heals all wounds, and a book can hold a person's entire life, then you can speed up the process with a pulp time warp.

Renewed mind. Revived spirit. Restored strength.

Mother nature changes her looks for the same reason any woman changes her looks—to be noticed.

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

As photographs give people an imaginary possession of a past that is unreal, they also help people to take possession of space in which they are insecure.

My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman's dance.

I was in love again. I was in trouble

All the American women had purple noses and gray lips and their faces were chalk white from terrible powder. I recognized that the United States could be my life's work.

People ask me about that all the time. They say, "Did you ever think of directing?" And I say, "It's completely out of the question."

I don't think there's ever a time where I step back and say I wish I was something different. I'm doing what I love to do.

You've got to give someone like Cher a lot of credit. She's worked very hard to get where she is. I can't take that away from her.