Wasn't Atlanta the murder capital of the U.S. last year?" "Yes, but the airport's perfectly safe.

One can learn anything, anything at all, I thought, if provided by a gifted and passionate teacher.

Music could ache and hurt, that beautiful music was a place a suffering man could hide.

Fantasy is one of the soul's brighter porcelains.

The pursuit of greatness means that laziness has no place in your life.

Her laughter was a shiny thing, like pewter flung high in the air.

The water was pure and cold and came out of the Apennines tasting like snow melted in the hands of a pretty girl.

It's politics . . . It makes everybody stupid. When you grow up, you'll know what I mean.

Carolina beach music, " Dupree said, coming up on the porch. "The holiest sound on earth.

The body's a funny thing. It's so full of surprises that it makes conventional wisdom seem silly.

Sachin is cricket's God.

So, I subscribe to the following reading: Star Wars is an essentially Christian tale.

Act with integrity. Live up to your idea of who you are.

I like the noise of democracy.

You must have me confused with myself

Politics is of the heart as well as of the mind. Many people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Fine taste is an aspect of genius itself, and is the faculty of delicate appreciation, which makes the best effects of art our own.

I'd rather be this walking metamorphosis than having that old formed opinion about everything.

I like friends who, when you tell them you need a moment alone, know enough not to stray too far.

It is better to err by excess of mercy than by excess of severity. . .Wilt thou become a Saint? Be severe to thyself but kind to others.