We are inscrutable even to ourselves, I suppose.

When my father wrote about fate, I think he was writing about the reality that is, when there are so many other realities that could have been.

Sadness, forever unacknowledged, eventually becomes resentment.

There's an intimacy in listening to somebody's lies, I've always thought--you learn more about someone from the things they wish were true than from the things that actually are.

I think the only way to properly face doom is to be on time.

Life is a sacred shared-life.

In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.

Influence is the key word in any definition of leadership.

Fight the fighters, not their wars.

Many souls fail to find God because they want a religion which will remake society without remaking themselves.

The single most important thing a city can do is provide a community where interesting, smart people want to live with their families.

I have no sponsors because I am not blond, tall and slim enough

The earth is enjoyed by heroes

Did you ever notice that life seems to follow certain patterns? Like I noticed that every year around this time, I hear Christmas music.