For me, writing clarifies things. It gives meaning, and it makes me see the connections.

Without my relatives, I am but a thread; together, we form a colorful and elaborate Persian carpet.

Most fruits, if left alone on a tree, eventually do ripen, especially if they're not being yelled at.

My parents are highly evolved worriers. ... If worrying were an Olympic sport, my parents' faces would have graced the Wheaties box a long time ago.

Writing is such a powerful tool. I believe everyone should be writing.

In America, Christmas is the king of all holidays. To be left out of Christmas is the ultimate minority experience.

My father's motto has always been 'Room in the heart, room in the house.' As charming as this sounds, it translates into a long line for the bathroom and extra loads of laundry for my mother.

Everyone except gamblers knows that gambling never pays. ... Losing, like winning, only increased his determination to play.

Elinor Lipman is to tweets what Shakespeare is to sonnets.

My dad always says that kindness is our religion and if we treat everybody the way we would like to be treated, the world would be a better place.

... even though we belong to three different religions. We are alike in so many more ways than we are different.

The paper is patient, but the reader is not.

If we know who we are and have gone through a process of self-identification in accordance with the creator’s plan, we will no longer undervalue ourselves or be afraid

High-quality food is better for your health.

Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions

Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have either one.

it wasn't by accident that the Gettysburg address was so short.

Bodies devoid of mind are as statues in the market place.

Usage is like oxygen for ideas.

When I sign books, I get lines of people and what they usually say is: "Thank you. You have changed my life." I am really moved by that.