She hadn't chosen him over all the others. The truth was that she hadn't even thought about anyone else.

Choices are made in brief seconds and paid for in the time that remains

Even though he was afraid to admit it, when he was with her it seemed it was worth doing all those normal things that normal people do.

People took what they wanted, they clutched at coincidences, the few there were, and made a life from them. . . . Choices are made in brief seconds and paid for in the time that remains.

The love of those we don't love in return settles on the surface and from there quickly evaporates.

Feeling special is the worst kind of cage a person can build for himself.

Why did you choose to stay here?" (...) "I don't know," he said. "It's as if there's more oxygen here.

Mattia's voice no longer stirred anything in his stomach, but he was aware of the idea of him and always would be, as the only true benchmark for everything that had come afterward.

...finally her hands, so light, holding his head still and catching all his thoughts and imprisoning them there, in the space that no longer existed between them.

Mattia thought that he and Alice were like that, twin primes, alone and lost, close but not close enough to really touch each other.

Separating them were two layers of brick, a few inches of plaster, and nine years of silence.

Destiny deals you your hand and what you do with the cards is up to you.

When you are able to find your peace of mind, you will fill your world with peace.

When weight loss becomes a goal in your life, eating right and exercising are just two pieces of the puzzle. Figuring out why you've put on the extra weight is the hardest part.

What about regular professionals, who just want to do what they do as well as they can?

The stories are success stories. The letters from listeners often touch the heart and can be inspiring.

Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret

Sometimes, in public life, people ask inappropriate, off-the-wall kinds of questions, don't they?

I decided to come back and teach goodness in this business. To teach love, because music is the universal language. We are God's bouquet, and through music we become one.

All right, then, I'll say it: Dante makes me sick.

In order to design buildings with a sensuous connection to life, one must think in a way that goes far beyond form and construction.