Whatever a person may pray for, that person prays for a miracle. Every prayer comes down to this - Almighty God, grant that two times two not equal four.

If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.

I do not know what the heart of a bad man is like. But i do know what the heart of a good man is like. And it is terrible.

We sit in the mud... and reach for the stars.

Go forward while you can, but if your strength fails you, sit down near the road and gaze without anger or envy at those who pass by. They don't have far to go, either.

Death's an old joke, but each individual encounters it anew.

Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it.

Time, as is well known, sometimes flies like a bird and sometimes crawls like a worm, but human beings are generally particularly happy when they don't notice whether it's passing quickly or slowly.

Love, I thought, is stronger than death or the fear of death. Only by it, by love, life holds together and advances.

Nothing is worse and more hurtful than a happiness that comes too late.

Take what you can yourself, and don't let others get you into their hands; to belong to oneself, that is the whole thing in life.

Life should not be measured by duration alone but by donation also, by what you do during your lifetime.

The highest return on your investment of your time and energy comes from planning in advance.

The moon is beautiful only when the mind is seeking beauty and the heart is loving.

A family is like medicine." She twisted her lips into a sardonic smile. "Best in small doses.

The Pulitzer is more useful than meaningful.

Every time I get on an airplane I figure it's gonna get blown up. You live on the edge.

The development of technology will leave only one problem: the infirmity of human nature.

The sibling society is the flattening out of the previously democratic society.

I think most people didn't want to do court duty.

Common sense, to most people, is nothing more than their own opinions.