He slipped his hands around my waist and pulled me against him, tossing the ice cream cone over his shoulder. It landed with a splat on the sidewalk. 'So does that mean I have a varsity girlfriend?'

Two people can illustrate crudity to you.The first is the crude man, whom you see perceiving the diamond as a stone.The other is the refined man, who makes clear to you the crudity of the first one.

I hear something in her words that's right, but it's hard to believe her right now.

You are so much more than your mistakes.

You cannot get a new economy without a new society.

All connections matter, but the people you depend upon matter most.

I’m a morning person and a night person. So I have to be a nap person, or else I’m a tired person.

Never underestimate the power of the mind to disempower.

I’m not a Christian because I’m strong and have it all together. I’m a Christian because I’m weak and admit I need a Savior.

Dedication: My thanks to the people who showed me that opera was stranger than I could imagine. I can best repay their kindness by not mentioning their names here.