Another lesson to file away about Scotland: insulting other people in a childish manner was the national pastime.

You’re being nicer to me than I've been to you lately, " I said."Yes, I am. But then, Hitler was nicer to Poland than you've been to me lately.

My former identity was lying around, somewhere, fragmented and buried, like shards from an earlier civilization.

Serving your enemies is the fastest way to learn to love them.

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.

I feel like this whole idea of wanting something that you don't really have is also very American in a way.

Be careful never to retire to rest in a room not properly ventilated.

If two people who love each other let a single instant wedge itself between them, it grows-it becomes a month, a year, a century; it becomes to late.

Death Makes Angels of us all.

I try to work out more now. I have been really thinking about getting into yoga, though. I can use that, believe it.

Dogs have a lot of love.

I've decided that the worst part of loneliness isn't being alone. It's being forgotten.