I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best, and we should all just be kind to each other.

Time constricts and flattens, you know. It's not evenly weighted. Certain moments linger in the mind and others disappear.

So is it just human nature to believe that things happen for a reason - to find some shred of meaning even in the worst experiences?

It's human nature to want to think the best of others, but if you listen carefully, people will always tell you who they are.

You got to learn to take what people are willing to give.

And so it is that you learn how to pass, if you're lucky, to look like everyone else, even though you're broken inside.

One of the wonderful things about being a writer is that you're constantly dredging up some arcane knowledge or long-forgotten experience, rediscovering old passions and interests.

I've come to think that's what heaven is- a place in the memory of others where our best selves live on.

I never want to feel constrained by writing a novel for a specific audience.

I have a lot of empathy for women who fit their writing into the crevices of their too-busy lives, as I once did.

People have to snatch at happiness when they can, in this world. It is always easier to lose than to find...

Every time you walk lonely, you get a very special gift: The silence!

But what she feels is sometimes hard to express...Much of what is best in her is warped on the voyage from within to without.

I can understand wanting to have a million dollars but once you get beyond that, I have to tell you, it's the same hamburger.

Wine is not only a drinking: it is sniffing, observing, tasting, or sipping at and... talking about

Something in me, in my bruised heart, wakes up, and even though I'm terrified, I don't push the feeling away.

My wife and I, Delice and I, are empty nesters.

The natural order will emerge only if we let go of the fear of the disorder, we trust each other.

Our obligation to others and a gift to ourselves is to acknowledge and authentically express genuine appreciation for courtesies, caring and concern others have given us.

There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

Naturally, we will continue to offer very powerful vehicles in the future. Nevertheless, no other manufacturer has reduced the CO2 emissions of its fleet as substantially as the BMW Group.