Thoughts race, as if, in a mind devoid of memory, each idea has too much space to grow and move, to collide with others in a shower of sparks before spinning off into its own distance.

It's so difficult, isn't it? To see what's going on when you're in the absolute middle of something? It's only with hindsight we can see things for what they are.

I closed my eyes and abandoned myself to my grief. It felt better, somehow, to be helpless. I didn't feel ashamed.

I want him to be happy. And I want you to be happy, too. Even if you can only find that happiness without me.

I wish I hadn't. I wish I'd fought for you. I was weak and stupid.

With him everything is a test, affection is measured, that given weighed against that which has been received, and the balance, more often than not, disappointing him.

What are we, if not an accumulation of our memories?

There are memories I am better off without. Things better lost forever.

God wants His people to be a voice in the wilderness

I can all have all the money in the world, hold all the power, or be worshiped like a god but all are meaningless without love.

When life places stones in your path, be the water. A persistent drop of water will wear away even the hardest stone.

love the life you live. live the life you love.

It's like being on the Titanic and seeing there's only one lifeboat left.

The President has a quick and able mind, though not everybody gives him that, not by a long shot.

Culture drives great results.

When faced with a choice between violence and cowardice, always choose violence

The last time I threw a punch was in primary school, and that was probably a slap.

The future is never clear; you pay a very high price in the stock market for a cheery consensus. Uncertainty actually is the friend of the buyer of long-term values.