And that was part of the tragedy: I had just started to know her. I was mourning the relationship that could have blossomed but didn’t have a chance to grow.

Isn’t this what we want to know about those whom we care about? What is it like, we wonder at each meeting, in shared meals and secrets and silences, with each touch and glance, to be you?

I know that the future seems hard and scary, but it will get better, I promise. It's time for you to move on. Get going.

If you suppress grief too much it can well redouble.

I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's no other way.

There is more to representing art than selling art. The life of the gallery is dependent on the renewal and refreshment of its artists and dealers. When that stops happening, it's the end.

To say on the authority of the Bible that God does a thing no honourable man would do, is to lie against God; to say that it is therefore right, is to lie against the very spirit of God.

Are you at work?" I asked. Not precisely, but that's a good suggestion.

No effort is required to define or even attain happiness, but enormous concentration is needed to abandon everything else.

Guido the plumber and Michelangelo obtained their marble from the same quarry, but what each saw in the marble made the difference between a nobleman's sink and a brilliant sculpture.

The murkiness of Donald Trump's position is really what distinguishes him from other Republican nominees and contenders who have been steadfast in their opposition to LGBTQ equality.

I just want it to look like nothing else in the world. And it should be surrounded by a train.