War is an initiation into the power of life and death. Women touch that power on the moment of birth, men at the edge of death.

Who knows what the tide could bring.

What has brought unique, irreplaceable me - out of all the possibilities of life - here, now, to this?

He puffed out his pigeon chest and waddled across the room towards me. With his feet pointing outwards, he looked like a fat duck with a grievance.

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

That which is everybody's business is nobody's business.

'Star Wars' is more fairy tale than true science fiction.

Mitt doesn't like to talk about how he has helped others because he sees it as a privilege, not a political talking point.

Of course, there are questions that plague all of us. How did we get here? What happens when we die? Is there a heaven? Am I on the list? Who let the dogs out?

The manager's job - the impresario's job - is to preside over the company's efforts to jam so the business runs really well.

Most of our stuff was trial and error. You live with a tape recorder, you turn it on, you play the song and you listen to it.

Diana Vishneva is not only a magnificent dancer but a magnificent actress - no one works harder or understands more.

When reasons are weak, attitudes stiffen.