Words themselves are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power.

Not only is your story worth telling, but it can be told in words so painstakingly eloquent that it becomes a song.

I don't believe that life is supposed to make you feel good, or to make you feel miserable either. Life is just supposed to make you feel.

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

The music in his laughter had a way of rounding off the missing notes in her soul.

A loud voice is not always angry; a soft voice not always to be dismissed; and a well-placed silence can be the indisputable last word.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel that they above the law.

One should be able to return to the first sentence of a novel and find the resonances of the entire work.

a star dies in heaven every time you snatch away someone's dream.

You can't teach talent. You can't put in what God left out - but you can teach confidence.

when you shoot for the stars, you can't ever look back.

and then I couldn't wait anymore, and my hand was on the back of her head, and then her lips on mine, the cold air gone and replaced with the warmth of her mouth, soft and sweet and hash-brown-tastic

My dad's my best mate, and he always will be.

Life lived to help others is the only life that matters.

The more socially intelligent you are, the happier and more robust and more enjoyable your relationships will be.

Meaning is context bound, but context is boundless

There is no power in your name or my name, but there is awesome power in the name of Jesus because of everything he represents.

Jose Vasconcelos, Mexico's great federalist and apologist, has coined a wonderful term, la raza cósmica, "the cosmic race," a new people having not one race but many in their blood.

When I feel like exercising I just lie down until the feeling goes away.