What does worry accomplish except to breed more worry?

The functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy.

The whisper of the dusk is night shedding its husk.

Where there is cake, there is hope. And there is always cake.

Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.

Nothing is worse than being alone on the evening of the day when one's cow has exploded.

Only once in a generation does anything as fresh as a vomiting detective come along.

The hands of every clock are shears, trimming us away scrap by scrap, and every time piece with a digital readout blinks us towards implosion.

Most people tend to think the best of those who are blessed with beauty; we have difficulty imagining that physical perfection can conceal twisted emotions or a damaged mind.

Any drunk who has tried to put his car where a lamppost stands is a self-educated physicist.

Given my heritage and the ordeal of my childhood, I sometimes wonder why I myself am not insane. Maybe I am.

The laws of physics say if there’s a party, Isla will eventually end up dancing on a table.

Never ask questions you don't want the answer to.

But once in a while . . . I don't know. I feel so close, Rose. So close to the edge. Like if I allow myself one small misstep, I'll plunge away and never come back. It's like I'll lose myself.

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.

I'm very optimistic. I think if you would describe me, my pretty consistent affect is that I'm a pretty happy person.

I've always had a bad attention span.

I think the play on words for 'Punky' Brewster has definitely played itself out.

I look back over my shoulder and feel the presence of an intense young girl and then a volatile and disturbed young woman, both with high dreams and restless, romantic aspirations

I like to keep my Twitter pure. I don't want to sell my followers anything.

Sport, at its best, at its most human, is able to inspire an innocence and joy that is unique to each of us.