And the curt truth is that, in a deep secret way, the state of being loved is intolerable to many.

We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.

We are homesick most for the places we have never known.

Nothing is so musical as the sound of pouring bourbon for the first drink on a Sunday morning. Not Bach or Schubert or any of those masters.

The writer is by nature a dreamer - a conscious dreamer.

Falling in love is the easiest thing in the world. It's standing in love that matters.

How can the dead be truly dead when they still live in the souls of those who are left behind?

The mind is like a richly woven tapestry in which the colors are distilled from the experiences of the senses, and the design drawn from the convolutions of the intellect.

Love is a joint experience between two persons -- but the fact that it is a joint experience does not mean that it is a similar experience to the two people involved.

The thinking mind is best controlled by the imagination.

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

Just because you have a past with someone, doesn't mean you should have a future with them.

If I could know me I could know the universe.

The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.

I will tell you, I'm a lousy cook, but I think I'm a pretty good judge of a good meal.

No-one wants to see anybody fail in life.

Thousands of Americans have been killed by illegal immigrants.

Ask yourself, 'How did God bless me today?' If you do that long enough and with faith, you will find yourself remembering blessings.

It's weird, I actually like doing interviews now.

The man who hath music in his soul will be most in love with the loveliest.

Investigators have discovered that dogs can laugh, which can't be too big of a surprise.