The people who need to grow, are the ones allowed the least chance to have a say in their own growth.

We belong where we are most loved

A feminist is a woman lover not a man hater

Delayed, unexpressed appreciation is meaningless. The dead need no appreciation. The living do.

In a relationship, it is not what you ask and receive that delights. It is receiving what you wanted but never asked

There should be a measure for happiness or sadness, like the width of your smile, the twinkle in your eyes, the depth of your laughter or the salt of your tears.

There are times when you are home to yourself and you long for company.

No one is a failure until that is the only definition of themselves that they are willing to see within.

Only if I heal, can you heal. Only if you heal, can I heal. Otherwise, we would continue to scar each other.

Most of the conversations we are ever likely to have with people are the things we do not and cannot say

You know you have arrived when you have stopped caring about the destination

Reading is a lot like fine dining... Some readers prefer just the meat and potatoes

To teach how to live with uncertainty yet without being paralyzed by hesitation is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy can do.

The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.

I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish

One could not always put safety up front as the prime goal. Do that, and who would ever achieve anything of note?

I still think science is looking for answers and art is looking for questions.

The human spirit must transcend number and break through multiplicity, and God will break through him; and just as He

After they were both done, the pile of knives and guns on the coffee table looked like they’d cleaned out an armory. “I think we have a problem, Dmitri.

Pure souls, didn’t I tell you not to be seduced by this colorful world for I am the Ultimate Painter.

Wasn't that the point to being married? That you had a partner, someone you trusted, to help with important decisions.