Jem put the full force of himself into each smile, so that he seemed to be smiling with his eyes, his heart, his whole being.

They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite

She had loved him for such a long time, she thought. How was it that she did now know him at all?

wanting what you could not have led to misery and madness

Astriola. That IS demon pox. You had evidence that demon pox existed and you didnt mention it to me! Et tu, Brute!' He rolled up the paper and hit Jem over the head with it.

She had never imagined she had the power to make someone else so happy. And not a magical power, either--a purely human one.

I thought... that we could at least talk about books.

Lies and secrets, Tessa, they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind.

Being Jem, Tessa reflected, must be a great deal like being the owner of a thouroughbred dog that liked to bite your guests. You had to have a hand on his collar constantly.

You had to know a person well to make them laugh like that.

We live and breathe words.

You may use a thousand words for a single lie, but the  truth has no twin.

You can't be funny if you don't have good material.

My first commercial was for Miller High Life beer.

To live well is to live in harmony with ourselves, others and nature, and that idea of harmony is, of course, an aesthetic one.

I will say that my personal business is my personal business. And I will leave it at that.

I'd love to be a voice in 'Toy Story 4.'

There's simply no way you can tell a woman you work with that you disapprove of her relationship with her adult child, no matter how much you think it would be better for him to move out.

Character comes from following our highest sense of right, from trusting ideas without being sure they’ll work.

Pray to God and make your heart as pure as the star.

O the joy of my spirit - it is uncaged - it darts like lightning!