He was warm, partly because he had on many layers, and partly because boys whoa re part wolf and part wind do not get cold.

All wishes are best granted metaphorically. Metaphors are much easier to see than the real thing.

Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.

My parents sacrificed so much for all of us. It makes me want to give back to them by being the best I can be.

I always want to wear clothes that my children will one day look back on and say, 'Oh, you looked amazing - why didn't you keep that?' Not, 'Oh my God - I can't believe you wore that.'

A child can live with anything as long as he or she is told the truth and is allowed to share with loved ones the natural feelings people have when they are suffering.

There was once a community of scoundrels, that is to say, they were not scoundrels, but ordinary people.

God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.

You know, you want everything you do, obviously, to be a success critically and commercially. But what you find out as you go along is that everything won't.

When you've got good actors, they're going to come up with good stuff, but you're never quite sure how the dynamics are going to work between them.

Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.