To see things as they really were--what an empoverishment!

I had never met a lord before, nor had I ever expected to meet one. It didn't matter what he looked like: he was a lord first, and a human being, with a face and limbs and body, long, long after.

At night on land migrating monarchs slumber on certain trees, hung in festoons with wings folded together, thick on the trees and shaggy as bearskin. [p. 244]

No, Ben. What I’m asking is: Are you the vehicle, and Georgie rides around in you? That is why Ben’s the driver, right?

The inside of the old Camaro smelled like asphalt and desire, gasoline and dreams.

Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit.

Oprah Winfrey gives you the stage? Shut your mouth. I said, 'I'm sorry for taking over your show.' She said, 'No, that's why we have you here.'

The success of God's Word in our lives is linked intrinsically to our application of its truth.

I don't feel like I look like the other perfect little pop singers. I think I'm changing what people think is sexy.

Murder is the apex of megalomania, the ultimate in control.

If you try and fail, make another effort, and still another...until you succeed.

I am passionate about young women and advocating for them.