I felt a wave of longing roll out of me, but not the way it usually did, diffuse and sad. This was hopeful, as though it had been coaxed out by a whispered promise.

Are we running away from home?” I asked, giving voice to the question that had been on my mind for two days, ever since the lady at the Wok On restaurant asked where we were from and my mother

Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat.

It is necessary to learn to turn your falls and misfortunes into God’s power and might in orderto have prosperity.

I tend to stare at people and memorize what they're saying and how they say it.

In a city this size, every year, hundreds of husbands walk away. Kids leave home. Wives escape. People disappear.

There are a great many good people, and a great many sane people here this afternoon. Unfortunately, by a kind of coincidence, all the good people are mad, and all the sane people are wicked.

I have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them.

Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided.

Your brand name is only as good as your reputation

Women really do want to be on time. It's just that everything starts so darn early.