A critic should always strive to recapture the sense of wonder and surprise with which he first beheld a now-familiar work of art.

EXTREMELY FUNNY! A SUPER-VIRTUOSO! I expected to enjoy 'The Two and Only,' but I didn't expect to be touched, much less to find my eyes growing moist.

I know that luck has a way of happening to people who shoot high, who never sell themselves short.

Whether early or late, the Parker novels are all superlative literary entertainments.

This impeccably researched study of the classic black insult game may be the funniest work of serious scholarship ever published.

You don't ask people with knives in their stomachs what would make them happy

If per capita was a problem, decapita could be arranged

Tears are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of compassion.

When we return continually to the present moment and our centered awareness within it, we remember we are eternally connected to the Supreme Source that lives within us.

I don't think the Donald Trump's qualified to be president of the United States, and every time he speaks, that opinion is confirmed.

I'm connected to religion and that's how I access God. I'm in a relationship with God that can sometimes be informed by religion, but not dependent on religion.

If you get enough sleep, cut back on cigarettes and red meat, you look better the next day

Transferring your passion to your job is far easier than finding a job that happens to match your passion.

For me to bring a character to life, you've got to be able to find your own truth.

I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.