The man or woman who treasures his friends is usually solid gold himself.

Young women especially have something invested in being nice people, and it's only when you have children that you realize you're not a nice person at all, but generally a selfish bully.

Let me remember that each life must follow its own course, and that what happens to other people has absolutely nothing to do with what happens to me.

What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp.

Death is the perfect knowing.

simply to ask a blessing upon one's circumstances, whatever they are, is somehow to improve them, and to tap some mysterious source of energy and joy.

A child's hand in yours - what tenderness and power it arouses. You are instantly the very touchstone of wisdom and strength.

When you write from the heart, you not only light the dark path of your readers, you light your own way as well.

the habit of shutting doors behind us is invaluable to happiness; we must learn to shut life's doors to cut out the futile wind of past mistakes.

Man is the only creature whose emotions are entangled with his memory.

There must be some deep psychological reason why we turn so instinctively toward home at this special time. . . . A place where every day will be Christmas, with everybody there together. At home.

Anything that's of any use, famous people get hold of it and take it for themselves and it gets a bad rap.

The goal of leadership is not to eradicate uncertainty but rather to navigate it.

If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.

Basketball used to be my top priority.

As an artist one has no home in Europe except in Paris.

We are made strong by what we overcome.

There are relatively few things that kill people that are young other than car accidents and suicide.

I haven't got a racist bone in my little finger.

I cannot experience your experience. You cannot experience my experience. We are both invisible men.

No. He’s the personification of human fear. (Leta) Oh, goody. Just what I wanted to add to my dream. Should we invite him over for tea? (Aiden)