Once you love, you cannot take it back, cannot undo it. What you felt may have changed, shifted slightly, yet still remains love.

Why are old lovers able to become friends? Two reasons. They never truly loved each other, or they love each other still.

She eventually forgave him, because she understood him.

All you have to go on is the faith of a kiss.

While she was in transit, being unattached was exhilarating, but the moment she stopped, so did the high.

Think about what binds you to your husband and he to you. Marvel at the strength of that bond, which is both abstract and concrete, spiritual and legal.

…she eventually forgave him, because she understood him.

Don’t panic. If you write, you’ll be a writer.

No one knows how another person feels in private.

All this because one race did not have the decency to be ashamed of dealing in human flesh.

The wider our conscience, the wider the impact of our actions, and I do believe someone with more light has the moral duty to enlighten others.

To rejoice in temporal comforts is dangerous, to rejoice in self is foolish, to rejoice in sin is fatal, but to rejoice in God is heavenly.

Flowers that bloom in the winter may not survive till spring.

Time bears away all things.

The white hot publicity that came from 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' was appreciated but not sought, so I was happy to walk away from it and then write.

I know people who go back and check themselves, but it drives me crazy. Everybody wants to look in the mirror and see Cary Grant looking back at them, but that's just not the case.

Why is it when you yield, I feel like the one who has been conquered?

To waste one's breath; to pump into a sieve.

Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.

Mixtapes, it's for everyone and you throw them in the trash quickly. While an album is an object that only your real fans take the trouble to buy and know you have prepared something special.