...and she said we all had to find God inside ourselves, in the things we loved most.

when there's an elephant in the room, you can't pretend it isn't there and just discuss the ants.

When people say they love you, you just have to decide to believe them, because you'll never know for sure.

well, it sounds strange, but when i think of God, i think of a soft whirring noise - like a spinning ball of energy - something i can tap into when i need it.

sometimes people think they're above the laws the rest of us live by. they're blind to their own imperfections.

nobody is like anybody else. that's why nobody gets along with anybody else.

you give everyone the benefit of the doubt. they don't always deserve it.

But you can only lie about who you are for so long without going crazy.

i want to look at all my tears, she said. which made me shiver

There are no regrets in life, only experiences. Every experience helps us to be what we can be.

For a better world, we need education. nevertheless, more than education, we need people with common sense.

Never let your mind imprison your achievements by imposing disbelief on you.

When it comes to books and friends, it is best to have only a few but all good ones.

I've never met a problem a proper cupcake couldn't fix.

When you are knocked down you have two choices - stay down or get back up, stronger.

Unlike some men, I had never drunk for boldness or charm or wit; I had used alcohol for precisely what it was, a depressant to check the mental exhilaration produced by extended sobriety.

Old gardeners never die. They just spade away and then throw in the trowel.

You are all the colors in one, at full brightness.

That dude scored 8 points in the last 19 seconds, pulled out a miracle win at the Garden. He made me choke on a chicken bone that day. I'm serious.