Widow" is a harsh and hurtful word. It comes from the Sanskrit and it means "empty." I have been empty too long.

Since every death diminishes us a little, we grieve - not so much for the death as for ourselves.

It's wrenching enough to lose the man who is your lover, your companion, your best friend, the father of your children, without losing yourself as well.

If the door is locked, try the window.

If you have to be careful because of oppression and censorship this pressure produces diamonds.

Though beauty gives you a weird sense of entitlement, it's rather frightening and threatening to have others ascribe such importance to something you know you're just renting for a while.

I think people have been obsessed with the wrong question, which is how do we make people pay for music? What if we started asking, how do we let people pay for music?

So fades a summer cloud away; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; So gently shuts the eye of day; So dies a wave along the shore.

I equate peonies with love because they're the first blooms of summer.

Bad dental hygiene can lead to respiratory infections and an increased risk for heart disease and strokes.

Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good musician.

I like being meticulous and it's quite difficult as an actor to have that much control.

The late philosopher Morris R. Cohen of CCNY was asked by a student in the metaphysics course, Professor Cohen, how do I know that I exist? The keen old prof replied, And who is asking?

"If I could grow wings, I could fly. Only people can't grow wings," he say's. "Real or not real?" "Real," I say. "But people don't need wings to survive." "Mockingjays do."