He had then warned his daughter not to violate the Eleventh Commandment."Which one is that?" I asked her."Do not bullshit thy father, " she said.

And then I did what I had never done in his presence, much less in his arms. I cried.

I was afraid of being rejected, yes. I was also afraid of being accepted for the wrong reasons.

What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died?

The pain of not knowing what to do was exceeded only by that of knowing what I had done.

There was a brief silence. I think I heard snow falling.

Love means never having to say you're sorry.

What the hell makes you smart?" I asked."I wouldn't go for coffee with you.""Listen - I wouldn't ask you.""That, " she replied, "is what makes you stupid.

A baby is the source of pure joy, a bundle of a warm smile, and a heart of dancing love.

We must not confuse distortion with innovation; distortion is useless change, art is beneficial change.

Lighting is everything in a color.

You can not have an argument with a fully conscious person.

People can only make you inferior with your consent.

In an age when all that was old seems new again, Bernard DeVoto's The Hour couldn't have made a more timely reappearance. This book reminds me of one of the joys of being an adult-cocktail hour!

Everyone can experience loving himself and opening up to awareness.

I felt for a long time that this is what I want to do so I'm happy at this point to just take my time and work on projects that I feel strongly about, and the rest of the time just live my life

What seems to be love beyond any question is usually a simple case of indigestion.

According to Dickens, the first rule of human nature is self-preservation and when I forgive him for writing a character as pathetic as Oliver Twist, I'll thank him for the advice.