And like a child, I'd be testing the people who loved me, pulling away from them almost for the sole reason of seeing if anyone would come after me.

She had come to letters late in her life, and though she had mastered them, they had never become her good friends.

When has been disappointed for so long, hope becomes the enemy. One cannot be dashed to the earth unless one is lifted first, and I learned to avoid hope.

It was as if I had been following a narrow trail, and had suddenly realized that at any time I could leave it and strike out cross-country.

There was a danger in asking too much of a child, but the danger of asking too little was almost equal.

I will always take your part, Bee. Right or wrong. That is why you must always take care to be right, lest you make your father a fool.

As dye soaks fibres, drawn into them to change their colour forever, so does a memory, stinging or sweet, change the fibre of a man’s character.

I was lonely, and a lonely heart has hungers that can overpower both common sense and dignity.

...there was no point in sighing after what I could not have. It only distracted me from what I did have.

...once students have been taught that learning is tedious, difficult, and useless, they will never learn another lesson.

How often does a man know, without question, that he has done well? I do not think it happens often in anyone's life, and it becomes even rarer once one has a child.

When certain seeds are planted, they nearly always grow.

Don´t let egos get in the way to ruin your day. If someone holds their inflated ego, blow it away!

She was never neutral, but she could be tolerant, although it was hard work - never a tolerance of indifference.

If you can ensure happiness and public order, the country will go ahead well, just like what all Thais want.

Men die but an idea does not.

We tend to gravitate towards our tribes; the challenge is to understand the people of other tribes.

The worst question really comes from the attitude of the asker and it usually comes in the form of "What was your inspiration for the film?"

Getting caught masturbating sucks. I got caught masturbating in jail 7 or 8 times, it really sucks.

A women can make an average man great, and a great man average.

Hurricane Katrina reiterated the need for [access to] medical records, ... ... But there's going to be a lot more needed than $4 million.