... cynicism is the only tool that can scrape away the tint off rose-coloured glasses.

Your eyes betray a sadness that only a worthy man can conjure, but never solve

... the poor always live on debt. At this point, time is the only thing I still have the credibility to borrow.

.... does a fair trial necessarily amount to a fair outcome?

Professor, when people say such things after impossibility smacks them in the face, we call it denial

He had the muscular definition of a man who had spent his life restraining elephants in heat.

I appreciate the gesture, but you don't have to undress in order to apologize

Never is a man more proud than when he shuffles paper in front of an illiterate person.

Blood is a reservoir of delights. It is a treasure trove for those who know what to look for, and how to isolate it from the rest of the junk. I know how to do both.

The funnel of my family’s salvation must continue narrowing towards the gallows. That journey cannot begin at the parted tips of another woman’s toes

Abel Muranda fought off furious red ants with mandibles that could cut through a miser's padlock.

That’s what marriage was at its best: You didn’t have to tell your partner to look out, that you were falling. They were just there to catch you.

To confess your fallibility and then do nothing about it is not humble

You're not really moving on when you jump from someone who broke your heart to a new replacement. Moving on is self reflection and being strong enough to stand on your own.

I want to fall in love, with an emphasis on the falling part.

Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them.

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott.

Cooking is so popular today because it's the perfect mix of food and fun.

My butterflies are still going strong. I just hope they are flying in formation.

The richest people in the world build networks; everyone else is trained to look for work.

We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.