Whatever cosmic attraction had drawn [Jess & Addie] to one another in the first place was beginning to fill in with the chinks and mortar of very real, very likeable human traits.

This women's orchestra made a demure picture in their muted dove grays, alright, but they played like they were gowned in scarlet and gold.

Those who prosper by thievery, thuggery, or by ruining another, have chosen to live on the devil's dime.

We don't want to feel less when we have finished a book

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

No doubt we should be, on the whole, much worse off than we are without our astonishing gift for illusion.

What you're really supposed to be doing is whatever makes your heart sing.

I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

Readiness is a student’s entry point relative to a particular understanding or skill.

Dead men hear no tales; posthumous fame is an Irish bull.

I guess I will probably produce a little bit more. For me it's a career, you create as you go along and you can't worry about always being on top.

Andreotti had style and class; Berlusconi does not

We had a lot of support - don't give me "the world", just the televisions. In America we enjoy support,China is neutral, India is for, in Europe they're divided.