To her, writing is making stock and reading is sipping broth, but only the spoken word is the full roasted chicken.

We are random animals. That is who we are, and we have only ourselves, nothing more--there is no greater relationship.

The holy word is story, and story is the holy word.

There are many ways in which life's little candle can be snuffed out. A cold wind pursues us all.

Under the pathologist's microscope, life and death fight in an illuminated circle in a sort of cellular bullfight. The pathologist's job is to find the bull among the matador cells

I tried to count all the seconds that I have loved you for, but I gave up. I found it was easier to count the number of the stars in the universe.

Apa boleh kita punya harapan, Ray?""Boleh, kenapa nggak?""Walaupun kelihatannya nggak mungkin?""Kenapa nggak mungkin?

Some cynical Frenchman has said that there are two parties to a love-transaction: the one who loves and the other who condescends to be so treated.

Photographers, like kids, should be seen and not heard.

I'm worried about the traditional media, but I think the new media is a plus for democracy.

From adolescence to death there is something very personal about being a Negro in America.

Never schedule a board meeting on Wednesday because it kills two weekends.

A man should remove not only unnecessary acts, but also unnecessary thoughts, for then superfluous activity will not follow.

Giving love is the real beautiful experience, because then you are an emperor.

How we pay attention to the present moment...determin es the character of our experience and...the quality of our lives.