To believe with certainty, somebody said, one has to begin by doubting.

Both Heaven and Hell are retroactive, all of one's life will eventually be known to have been one or the other.

What we did see was that jealousy is fear: it can corrode even if quite baseless.

Corruption is never compulsory.

Debriefing-style counseling after a trauma often aggravates a victim's stress-related symptoms, for example, and 4 in 10 bereaved people do better without grief therapy.

The curse of true love never did run smooth.

Some people say they will follow their conscience..many of us have dead consciences. Your conscience is no longer a safe guide. You've harden it, you've deaden it.

Angie, I've seen my mom wrestle two cops to the ground with a taser dart in her neck, and you cry when your shoes pinch. Good luck, Bambi!

The state, it cannot too often be repeated, does nothing, and can give nothing, which it does not take from somebody.

I always believed in my characters. I lived them

We learn the social norms of our society and modify our behaviour accordingly.

It is not new or unusual for the real Americans, meaning those immigrants who came to America a little bit longer ago, to fear the outsiders, the pretenders, the newcomers.

The first proof of charity in a priest, and especially a bishop, is poverty.

Consider what you think justice requires, and decide accordingly. But never give your reasons; for your judgment will probably be right, but your reasons will certainly be wrong.