The moon was sewn into the sky that night

A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship.

Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.

If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter.

Often I wish this would all be over, Liesel, but then somehow you do something like walk down the basement steps with a snowman in your hands.

I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.

I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sand castles, houses of cards, that's where they begin. Their great skills is their capacity to escalate.

No matter how many times she was told that she was loved, there was no recognition that the proof was in the abandonment.

It was the beginning of the greatest Christmas ever. Little food. No presents. But there was a snowman in their basement.

As always, one of her books was next to her.

If you can't imagine it, think clumsy silence. Think bits and pieces of floating despair. And drowning in a train.

Necessity is the mother of taking chances.

A strong mentor can help a young woman find and advance in the career of her dreams that otherwise may have seemed impossible.

Like every mother, my wish - every birthday - is for my children to stay healthy (and) for my family to remain healthy.

Let today be the day you give up who you've been for who you can become.

Happiness can be thought, taught and caught... but not bought.

The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.

Politics is in my blood. I'd love to be involved in 2008, maybe even '06.

Our religion is made to eradicate vices, instead it encourages them, covers them, and nurtures them.

Celebrity seems totally at odds with authentic community and honest, real sorts of relationships.

Some guy invented Vitamin A out of a carrot. I'll bet he can't invent a good meal out of one.