No! I need to go home, " I say, but then the realization comes: My mother was my home. My mother is dead.

Power has always corrupted, my dear. Even the promise of power. It is a hard thing to look at through the fence for hundreds of years without wondering what it would be like on the other side.

Friends help each other when they are...you know...going up international hit men and stuff.

Keep your chin up. Eventually, you will meet someone who cares about your opinion. I'm so sorry I'm not her.

I have to smile. He's such a dork. But I'm starting to realize the one good thing that's happened: he's my dork.

Congratulations, " I tell her with a slight bow. "I hope you and your power trip will be very happy together. Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time for me to go.

She really wants to be my friend, I realize, and suddenly I feel very sorry for her. She doesn't know what a terrible thing it is she's asking for.

The Covenant of Grace is that eternal and intimate bond of friendship that God has established with His people in the Lord Jesus Christ

Men love pleasure.

What you do defines who your are. Remember to be the best at what you do. You develop higher confidence from doing what you do excellently.

I'll take lying in your arms tonight over and above any love I've known. Memories may find me, but they'll always be behind me. I'll take today over yesterday, anyday.

We need not fear shipwreck when God is the pilot.

For four - fifths of our history, our planet was populated by pondscum.

The songwriting was almost like something I did while I was waiting for my daughter to come back.

Life's a lot easier when you're dumb.

It takes great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it.

When legitimately constituted state authority stands down in the face of armed threats, the very foundation of the republic is in danger.