It struck me then how much the past - not just the past but history and family - was like the ocean tide. It was always the same ocean, but the waves made it fresh and new each time.

When people went on vacation, they shed their home skins, thought they could be a new person.

I watched the land for as long as I could, until it disappeared behind its shawl of mist, and until I had it fixed in my mind - unchanged, mysterious and beautiful

Summer-induced stupidity. That was the diagnosis.

By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything..like..a starry night in the mountains, or even the existence of fate.

...Promises are more dangerous then secrets.

Come find me," Leo put in, his gaze full of understanding. "Whenever you want. I'll be here.

Parents aren't supposed to cry. Or get scared. Or lie. Right? I thought I knew all the rules. But there are no rules.

...I don't want to mar the moment with questions. By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything.

Summer-induced stupidity.That was the diagnosis...

But, standing in the fading golden sunlight now, I can feel some of the scars of the summer stabbing over. I can feel the promise of a new beginning.

In times of trouble, people need artists. We create those spaces where their own pain and worry and sadness can rest, and where their broken hearts can hope again.

I love looking up at the stars because they make me believe that some things in this world are permanent.

To him it was a sort of hyperspace-librarian, girl-geek thing that he found clever and fetching without attracting him in a way that would have been creepy.

Our American heritage is greater than any one of us. It can express itself in very homely truths; in the end it can lift up our eyes beyond the glow in the sunset skies.

I cannot believe that in all the years that there have been female stand-ups, there has never been a show just for them.

The desire to be part of something greater and to occupy life more fully, is also a desire to touch and be touched by the living imagination that sustains each soul and all of life.

Canvas. J.C. Penney. $3.98. You like?

Where I come from, you had to be original. You had to come up with your own little moves. It doesn't matter if it's a big move. It had to be a dope original concept.

I think the music business is changing. Artists that don't want to tour and just want to collect royalty checks and stay home are not going to be able to do that.

I take great pride in having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about an unprecedented growth in the economy