In an athlete, it is not the legs that go first

There are two types of forwards. Scorers and bangers. Scorers score and bangers bang.

Oh captain, my captain, bon voyage.

I cannot let the fear of the past color the future.

I had a dream about you

Despite the slowness, the infidelity, the errors and sins it committed and might still commit against its members, the Church, trust me, has no other meaning and goal but to live and witness Jesus.

Hillary Clinton doesn't like Putin because Putin has outsmarted her at every step of the way.

Though my own life is filled with activity, letters encourage momentary escape into other lives, and I come back to my own with greater contentment.

Dyan Favre, Brett's nephew, is also a gem. Not just a favorite person from the book - a favorite person, period. I actually wound up writing this about him. Simply a good, righteous man.

I want to always be youthful and have the energy to run around and play hide and seek, which is one of my favorite games.

The confessions don't speak with one voice. They are more like a cluster of closely-related but distinct voices - a kind of choir, if you like.

When I did red, it was nine, and that was it for me. I said, "Here I am - nine is my number and red is my color, and I'm in business now."

Amy: I had something I wanted to tell him. Stuff always gets in the way. Canton: Stuff does that.