Made to observe the vastness of our world, the greater breadth and depth of stars unfurled, the mind can grasp an order and a plan and ponder the deep question, "Who is man?

I can pay you."He raised his eyebrows. "I'm sure there are services for that.Maybe you can try calling 1-800-HOOKERS or something?""You know the number well?

Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.

All that we do is done with an eye to something else.

Matters of religion should never be matters of controversy. We neither argue with a lover about his taste, nor condemn him, if we are just, for knowing so human a passion.

Nothing is too high for the daring of mortals: we storm heaven itself in our folly.

I wonder if anyone will ever know the emptiness of my life. Personal Diary -- Last entry Oh whats the point?

I'm not obsessed by how I look or with being reed thin, but I do think that as a woman in my 50s, I have 40 years ahead. Looking after yourself goes hand in hand with looking good.

True worship is open to God, adoring God, waiting for God, trusting God even in the dark.

It holds no fear for her now, because the shark has been tamed by the soul of a boy. No--the soul of a man.

I've lived next door to people all my life. I don't know how cute they think I am.