Like a white knight in a station wagon, he drove out of her life.

Wolves mated for life. Where was he? Where was the echo to her howl, her mate? Was there no other lone wolf, searching the hills for her?

When someone loves you, they always think you're beautiful. Those who don't see your beauty can't really see you at all.

It was 2:00 p.m., too early for wine but not for chocolate.

To know true love, even though it was impossible to keep, had finally cracked her heart open enough to let someone else in.

The reality is that people reach for a Bible when they're feeling lost. But if they hadn't shelved it, maybe they wouldn't have gotten lost.

Curfew must not ring tonight.

Where fear is happiness is not.

Are stress and worry evidence of a soul too lazy, too undisciplined, to keep gaze fixed on God?

Lenin had taken part in Jewish student meetings in Switzerland thirty-five years before.

A big ethical question is what happens after people stop using the device. Does it degrade the environment? Could it have been designed so it would actually be good for the environment?

I remember a point in [writing] the story where I said, "This isn't working, I should go and buy something at the supermarket or my wife will kill me." Then I said, "No, I'll go on."

Gogol is unaccustomed to this sort of talk at mealtimes, to the indulgent ritual of the lingering meal, and the pleasant aftermath of bottles and crumbs and empty glasses that clutter the table.

I just love preaching.

No economic, political or military power can compare with the power of a change of mind