At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable.

My mother took the measure of what could be built with the material she'd been given, and she built it.

Confit is the ultimate comfort food, and trendy or not, it is dazzling stuff.

Genuine religion is not so much a matter of feeling as a matter of principle.

I once witnessed more ardent emotions between men at an Elks' Rally in Pasadena than they could ever have felt for the type of woman available to an Elk.

In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible.

If men were stubborn just in proportion as they were right, stubbornness would take her seat among the virtues; but men are generally stubborn just in proportion as they are ignorant and wrong.

I exercise everyday. I swim, I bike, I run and I go to the gym.

Murder and lying comes easy for white people.

Man is the only animal that contemplates death, and also the only animal that shows any sign of doubt of its finality.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.