Rain knows the earth and loves it well, for rain is the passion of the earth.

the present is the merest flicker between the long long time past and the things that haven't yet happened but most assuredly will.

The smell of rain is rich with life.

If law school is so hard to get through how come there are so many lawyers?

I do give books as gifts sometimes, when people would rather have one than a new Ferrari.

Many of us don’t realize that we have a choice about which aspect of ourselves we will use as the foundation upon which we build our lives.

A good Christian is a velvet-covered brick.

What I appreciated was the fact that the script delved into how Australians were - and still are - condescended to by the English.

Although it's not useful to drown in despair, it's also not useful to keep a 'positive attitude' when this means concealing or denying real emotions.

Every time we read to a child, we're sending a 'pleasure' message to the child's brain. You could even call it a commercial, conditioning the child to associate books and print with pleasure.

We need election reform because our elections are being stolen. And these huge powerful voting machine vending companies have privatized the election process in our country.

I love London. I loved it when I went there in the late '50s.

I would love to love something, especially if I could do it without feeling like I was watching it die right in front of me.