Balm of the summer night, balm of the ordinary, imperial joy and sorrow of human existence, the dreamed as well as the lived—what could be dearer than this, given the closeness of death?

The Lord God is my hope, my joy and my strength.

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard.

I will support Iraqis and Syrians fighting to reclaim their communities.

Reverend Fathers, my letters did not usually follow each other at such close intervals, nor were they so long.... This one would not be so long had I but the leisure to make it shorter.

I look for the words, Professor. I look for the words because I believe that the words is the way to your heart.

I don't know why everyone is making dance movies. I auditioned for three dance movies in the past two months and for one of them I just couldn't do it.

I look into your eyes & see the universe not yet born.

I'm a great believer in getting checked out because if you know you're OK, you actually feel better; your mind plays a big part of it.

If it were not for a goodly supply of rumors, half true and half false, what would the gossips do?

My family is American, and has been for generations, in all its branches, direct and collateral