My diary became more than a place to record daily events. It became a friend, the paper that it was made of was ready and willing to accept anything and everything I had to say.

Unfortunately, I have realized that we cannot completely erase all the evil from the world, but we can change the way we deal with it, we can rise above it and stay strong and true to ourselves.

War has crossed out the day and replaced it with horror, and now horrors are unfolding instead of days.

...choose to deal with inhumane situations in a humane way, we can turn the world around and create positive lessons for ourselves and for others.

It (politician) wants to separate them. And to do so it has chosen the worst, blackest pencil of all - the pencil of war, which spells only misery and death.

Never miss a party...good for the nerves--like celery.

Through all this horror my cat stalked unperturbed. Once I saw him monstrously perched atop a mountain of bones, and wondered at the secrets that might lie behind his yellow eyes.

I've always voted Republican because America is exactly that, a republic. You can't expect much leadership with a Democrat behind the desk their not even close to dual efficient.

I think it's very funny that someone would exaggerate to make himself look worse.

I love gentle, gorgeous classical music such as Mozart.

One seldom discovers a true believer that is worth knowing.

I see myself as an explorer more than a storyteller.

I'd like my life to be like a Bruce Springsteen song. Just once. I know I'm not born to run, I know that Seven Sisters' Road is nothing like Thunder Road, but feelings can't be different, can they?

Medicare is immune from the competitive pressures that force private insurers to pay attention to what patients and doctors want.

Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all.