October had tremendous possibility. The summer's oppressive heat was a distant memory, and the golden leaves promised a world full of beautiful adventures. They made me believe in miracles.

To fall in love with someone's thoughts - the most intimate, splendid romance.

Happy the days that have been consecrated to the remembrance of God, and blessed the hours which have been spent in praise of Him Who is the All-Wise.

I think [Bashar] Assad is a bad guy, a very bad guy, all right?

I need a healthy injection of cynicism right now.

Nothing happens, and nothing happens, and then everything happens.

Well, my favorite sport as a kid was clearly baseball.

It is not the business of the law to make anyone good or reverent or moral or clean or upright.

I think some parents fall into a trap, teaching their kids that everything is always perfect and everyone is always a winner.

There's a sort of romanticizing of the past. When you actually think about the past, you know it's a little different.