Every relationship has its own language. It takes a long time to evolve and read one another. Just as it's true for people, it's also true on a national or cultural level.

Travel far enough, you meet yourself.

Truth is singular. Its 'versions' are mistruths.

...now I'm a spent firework; but at least I've been a firework.

If swans weren't real myths'd make up.

Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.

I believe death is only a door. One closes, and another opens. If I were to imagine heaven, I would imagine a door opening. And he would be waiting for me there.

Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.

A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.

You say you're 'depressed' - all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective - it just means you're human.

I believe there is another world waiting for us. A better world. And I'll be waiting for you there.

The actual handbag is neither here nor there-- it's what you keep in it that's the most important thing.

The lesson? To respond to the unexpected and hurtful behavior of others with something more than a wipe of the glasses, to see it as a chance to expand our understanding.

Bridget Jones is part of literary lore now and actually to be a part of it is enormously flattering.

Enjoy the now. Time flies, enjoy it while you can.

The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes of virtually unlimited complexity can be created in the form of computer programs.

Truly as the sun can rot or mend, love can make one bestial or make a beast a man.

As poverty has been reduced in terms of mere survival, it has become more profound in terms of our way of life.

Marriage to me means unity, it means strength because I believe that both people can be stronger in their calling because of each other.

The legislature have anxiously provided for those most useful and deserving body of men, the seamen and marines of this country.