You belong to the earth and the earth is hard.

And that was the point of children, thought Caroline Meddey: to bind us to the earth and to the present, to distract us from death.

He had pulled out of that grief, eventually – out from under the suffocating weight of it. Suffering had formed him: made him silent and deliberate, thoughtful: deep.

The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.

It is much harder to pretend than it is to simply be who you already are.

The stars glittered in the sky and as the number of people at the party grew there were merging conversations and laughter and bodies moving in outlines around the kegs of beer in a curtsy of youth.

Bad deeds are like obesity, to get rid of, one has to go through hard Worship

When I had a look at the lights of Broadway by night, I said to my American friends : "What a glorious garden of wonders this would be, to any who was lucky enough to be unable to read

I think the fame aspect, there was definitely a period when I had to get used to it. My family had to get used to it, too. It's exciting.

People often say very, very nice, complimentary things. But I think it's better if you don't take that too much to heart.

Practice random acts of kindness... and watch Mom!

Laughter was like a fresh breeze - it cleaned its way through the body making everything feel good. Did other species have such a simple healer?

When I release, you loose teeth.