Love is too precious to be ashamed of.

No name-calling truly bites deep unless, in some dark part of us, we believe it. If we are confident enough then it is just noise.

I cannot do it. I cannot bear it. I cannot go back to what I was here. I cannot stand at her side and watch another take her. I am not that strong or that good.

Your eyes are so comely that I can't turn my eyes away.

A great library easily begets affection, which may deepen into love.

I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.

It's essential that we do what's right - not necessarily what appears to be immediately popular.

I don't mind hidden depths but I insist that there be a surface.

Most of us have enough areas in our lives where we have to meet others' expectations. Let your running be about your own hopes and dreams.

I had said that when the first Bush got elected that I would leave the country. And when the second Bush wasn't even elected properly.

What do you get out of hating people, out of having this bitterness in your heart always?

In the old days, ptomaine poisoning was a cover-all. If you missed a show and you were young, it meant you were having an abortion. If you were old, it meant you were having a face lift.

I would definitely describe myself as a workaholic.