This isn't the first time the world has come to an end, and it won't be the last either.

She always had that about her, that look of otherness, of eyes that see things much too far, and of thoughts that wander off the edge of the world.

Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive.

It isn't just a village. The houses aren't just places to live. Everything belongs to everybody. Everyone belongs to everyone else. Even a single person can make a difference.

I let it go. It's like swimming against the current. It exhausts you. After a while, whoever you are, you just have to let go, and the river brings you home.

A man may plant a tree for a number of reasons. Perhaps he likes trees. Perhaps he wants shelter. Or perhaps he knows that someday he may need the firewood.

I've never been very good at leaving things behind. I tried, but I have always left fragments of myself there too, like seeds awaiting their chance to grow.

I have an advanced degree in procrastination and another one in paranoia.

Some people spend the whole of their lives sitting waiting for one train, only to find that they never even made it to the station.

Life is what you celebrate. All of it. Even its end.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Build your self in the Holy Faith.

Long experience has taught me that in England nobody goes to the theatre unless he or she has bronchitis.

Guilt's a terrible thing.

However useful may be the National Parks and Forests of the West for those affording the Pullman fare to reach them, what is needed by the bulk of the American population is something nearer home.

Taking the time to build community, to get to know your people will have long-lasting benefits.

Once you spend more than $100 million on a movie, you have to save the world.

Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life.

In a way, the characters often do take over.

Do that which will make you happiest both now and in the future.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.