Sylvie's knowledge, like Izzie's, was random yet far-ranging, 'The sign that one has acquired one's learning from reading novels rather than an education.

The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories.

As I watch, the sky fills with clouds of snow feathers from every kind of bird there ever was and even some that only exist in the imagination, like the bluebirds that fly over the rainbow.

If they would all sleep all the time she wouldn't mind being their mother.

If people believed in eternal damnation they might not be seizing the day quite so much.

Men had no purpose on earth whereas women were gods walking unrecognized among them.

The past is what you take with you.

Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing.

Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness, a conundrum that she couldn’t even begin to solve.

In the end, it is my belief, words are the only things that can construct a world that makes sense.

I spent four years doing a doctorate in postmodern American literature. I can recognize it when I see it.

Been living on this earth for so long now and still don't know what a happy life feels like. I'm ready for a change.

When you recognize the many types of abundance in your life, more abundance will flow to you through all levels of your life and amongst all of the people in your life.

Nature is inexorable. If men do not follow the truth they cannot live.

The men of England,- the men, I mean, of light and leading in England.

The vertical and the horizontal are the extreme signs available to man for touching the beyond and his inwardness.

If you look at polls, Hillary Clinton is considered the toughest in a field of men. That's no small victory for her going towards a general election.

Giving God permission to make you a saint will ruin your life.

What would I do without you?" "You'll never find out.

I believe that you tend to create your own blessings. You have to prepare yourself so that when opportunity comes, you're ready.

The good Lord doesn't tell you what His plan is, so all you can do is get up in the morning and see what happens next.