And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.

There is only one sin. and that is theft... when you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth.

People say that eyes are windows to the soul.

If there's a God out there, then i would hope he has more important things to attend to than my drinking scotch or eating pork.

Time can be a greedy thing-sometimes it steals the details for itself.

I finally had what I'd wantes all those years. Except now that I had it, i felt as empty as this unkempt pool I was dangling my legs into.

Your job today is to pass gas. You do that and we can start feeding you liquids. No fart, no food.

Sad stories make good books

In the end, the world always wins. That's just the way of things.

Years later, I learned an English word for the creature that Assef was, a word for which a good Farsi equivalent does not exist: sociopath.

it is a heartBreaking sound, Amir Jan, the Wailing of a mother. I pray to Allah you Never hear it.

The man raised his glass, 'To you!'Can't you think of a wittier t

Proclaiming “the whole will of God” should be the goal—and the joy—of every church and every preacher.

One reason we never tame the busy this beast is that we are unwilling to kill anything.

We have potential. Who needs medals? I'd rather have potential than medals any day.

That's the strange thing about being a mother: until you have a baby, you don't even realize how much you were missing one

He who can take no interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great.

When those who are governed do too little, those who govern can - and often will - do too much.

Life is messy; it's not linear, it's not logical, and the book reflects that.

I would never ever talk about my own personal life in an interview.

When you're fighting with a stunt person, your intent is to miss.