sorrow must not be cultivated: it is a poor lifestyle choice.

While she was no radical, no natural breaker of rules, no seeker of the bold statement, she was in her own serene way uncaring of convention and others' opinions.

Contrary to what most people say and believe, the simplicity is a great thing, i actually believe in - complexity is a fantastic thing and complex things should be approached in a complex way.

Corporate principles and military principles are basically the same. Insulation. Illusion. Hype. Activity.

It was here I learnt that corporate principles and military principles are basically the same. Insulation. Illusion. Hype. Activity.

Who can ever hold the essence of fire?Who can ever know the alchemy of desire?

I was still madly in love with her when I left her but the desire had died, and not all the years of sharing and caring and discovering and journeying could keep me from fleeing.

You are not the one you see in themirror. You are the one who isshining in the eyes of others

Around the lunch table everyone seems to have given something up---dairy, meat, gluten, sugar, carbs. Only in a land of plenty could people voluntarily go without so much.

Statistics are to baseball what a flaky crust is to Mom's apple pie.

Teachers are out there with a very difficult job, which they pursue with tireless dedication.

How can a novelist achieve atonement when, with her absolute power of deciding outcomes, she is also God?

Make acting seem real and as if it werent acting. Just make it real.

After almost two hours of creeping around the forest, one of the jacks discovered Belen. He had fallen asleep, and the young man had literally tripped over him. So much for his reputation.

I sometimes believe his lies are the truth, but I have never mistaken his truth for a lie.

Art is good when it springs from necessity. This kind of origin is the guarantee of its value; there is no other.

When I write, there are times -- not always -- when I hear John (Lennon) in my head, ... I'll think, OK, what would we have done here?, and I can hear him gripe or approve.

Human nature demands recognition. Without it, people lose their sense of purpose and become dissatisfied, restless, and unproductive.