Weep for the lives your wishes never led.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

I'd shut the whole world down just to tell you

And The Ucontrolled One Said "If I Am Weird Then You Are Not Normal

Rage and hurt coalesce into a stone in my chest and as I take another gulp of my father's prized whiskey, I hear myself say, "Tell me about your plan.

No, my family is Russian, Georgian, via Ellis Island.

It's been very hard, after being mostly a mom, to develop an adult life of my own. And not being married anymore, I have to come up with challenges.

We need foreign skills to stay competitive.

Romance at short notice was her speciality.

I was the youngest of six kids, so yeah, feeding myself was important, but it's not like I was obsessed with food growing up.

The dog pranced delightedly around his feet as if he'd been gone to another planet instead of merely underneath a car.

I still want Oprah to play my best friend. I want to spend time with Oprah.