Torturous advances won over generations can be lost by a single stroke of a myopic president's pen or a vainglorious general's sword.

Travel far enough, you meet yourself.

Truth is singular. Its 'versions' are mistruths.

...now I'm a spent firework; but at least I've been a firework.

If swans weren't real myths'd make up.

Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.

I believe death is only a door. One closes, and another opens. If I were to imagine heaven, I would imagine a door opening. And he would be waiting for me there.

Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.

A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.

You say you're 'depressed' - all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective - it just means you're human.

I believe there is another world waiting for us. A better world. And I'll be waiting for you there.

The Divine Voice is not always expressed in words. It is made known as a heart-consciousmess

I never relax on the year before. Every year I want to get more out of myself so I use it as a driving force, rather than a pressure thing.

India is a regional power. It does not need anything to establish it.

When you don't know what you're searching for, you have to look absolutely everywhere.

Certainly, old age is often incompatible with certain roles and responsibilities.

I am concerned that a film without an large advertising [budget] can not establish a connection with contemporary audiences, of course.

Sinn Fein is the fastest growing party on the island of Ireland.

Politics inflame the passions in a way that few beloveds can match.

I do not feel betrayed. ... He has a fine record. He is a national hero. (On Oliver L North's work)