It's wonderful to feel desired. There's a sense of power in it, really.

Tell her happiness is just practice, " he said. "If only she acted happy, she would be happy.

As he watches the sun rise, what grieves him is that he failed her. He thinks of the terror she felt. They tell him it was quick, as if that will somehow confine the horror.

She got up from the bed, knelt beside the bed, and put her forehead down on the covers. She was not practiced at prayer anymore. The only word that came to mind was "please".

Maintain a forgiving attitude!

It's okay to eat fish because they don't have any feelings.

My view is that discrimination against anyone at the ballot box is wrong and should have the full enforcement of the federal government.

I love telling stories and I love writing so the fact that I can do it professionally is something that I've always been very grateful for.

Never become too good at something you hate, they'll make you do it the rest of your life.

Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s.

The things you do today that you don't have to do will determine who, what, and where you will be when it is too late to do anything about the things you should have done.

the habit of shutting doors behind us is invaluable to happiness; we must learn to shut life's doors to cut out the futile wind of past mistakes.

Every word we speak is million-faced or convertible to an indefinite number of applications. If it were not so we could read no book. Your remark would only fit your case, not mine.

There was no script, but I said, 'I'm in, regardless' and was committed to Legends before I saw a single page.It was a lovely surprise to find so much meat on the bone.