When Hamid dropped Lata off at her house at nine that night, he felt hollow. The touch of her soft body was sheared from him like bark from a tree, and he spent the entire night tossing and turning.

Once in life always in heart

It's more useful to have someone fear you than respect you.

'Are you lost daddy?' I asked tenderly. 'Shut up ' he explained.

It was not facing what life dealt that made you crazy, but rather trying to set life straight where it was unstraightenable.

I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.

The wind doesn't bother me. I'm in the US Senate.

I gave away two dogs years ago because I felt guilty at not being able to give them the time and attention they deserved. I now regularly feed an army of squirrels and wild birds around our house.

The first love affair you must consummate is the love affair with yourself. Only then are you ready for a romantic relationship.

That I can't relate to today's music or morals doesn't make either necessarily bad. Just different. I leave the judgements to others.

Be sure that God Ne'er dooms to waste the strength he deigns impart.