...I know all about myself now, I know. You've told me so often. You haven't left me one rag of illusion to clothe myself in.

Yes, I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings, sad as a violin with only one string and that one broken, sad as a woman who is growing old. Sad, sad, sad.

You can pretend for a long time, but one day it all falls away and you are alone. We are alone in the most beautiful place in the world.

A room is, after all, a place where you hide from the wolves. That's all any room is.

The feeling of Sunday is the same everywhere, heavy, melancholy, standing still.

I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness.

I am the only real truth I know.

Now I no longer wish to be loved, beautiful, happy or successful. I want one thing and one thing only - to be left alone.

I've been so ridiculous all my life that a little bit more or a little bit less hardly matters now.

Love was a terrible thing. You poisoned it and stabbed at it and knocked it down into the mud - well down - and it got up and staggered on, bleeding and muddy and awful. Like - like Rasputin.

We can't all be happy, we can't all be rich, we can't all be lucky - and it would be so much less fun if we were... There must be the dark background to show up the bright colours.

There are often two conversations going on in a marriage. The one that you’re having and the one you’re not.

The journey may be long for those who accept the challenge. And, if you endure the storms along the way the rewards for doing so are that much greater.

Only this actual moment is life.

She may not be the prettiest, or the smartest, or the wealthiest at the Academy, but she could be kind. Anyone could be kind.

My best evenings are at home with my lady.

There ain't been no angels in heaven around since God invented girls.

It's hurtful to know that Tommy Glavine won't be in a Braves uniform anymore.

Mike Keenan has been responsible for creating a lot of good things for coaches, like mid-season job openings.

If I can inspire someone to go in a positive way and pursue a dream, it can only be good.

A fool cannot hold his tongue.