And then I did what I had never done in his presence, much less in his arms. I cried.

I was afraid of being rejected, yes. I was also afraid of being accepted for the wrong reasons.

What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died?

The pain of not knowing what to do was exceeded only by that of knowing what I had done.

There was a brief silence. I think I heard snow falling.

He had then warned his daughter not to violate the Eleventh Commandment."Which one is that?" I asked her."Do not bullshit thy father, " she said.

Love means never having to say you're sorry.

What the hell makes you smart?" I asked."I wouldn't go for coffee with you.""Listen - I wouldn't ask you.""That, " she replied, "is what makes you stupid.

Not knowing the name of the tree, I stood in the floodof its sweet scent.

There is respect for law, and then there is complicity in lawlessness.

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils for time is the greatest innovator.

I'm a realist. Where I come from, 'phenomenons' don't exist. I'm from a land where people make mistakes and try again, harder, faster; where negativity is not an option.

I'm sure there were plenty of loving, attentive mothers in the 'me generation,' but none of them lived at my house.

I find it hard to imagine that future historians will see the Iraq War as a big plus in Bush's ledger, but we have to admit that we simply don't know for sure.

We face now an era where we're going to be fighting the terrorist threat. I mean, that's simply a reality we are going to have to address that one.

If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person.

God bless the universe, God bless Japanese, Chinese, Indians, all of them and let's have peace.

Of course there are fat French women. There are fat people everywhere.