The watering of a garden requires as much judgement as the seasoning of a soup.

I always think of my sins when I weed. They grow apace in the same way and are harder still to get rid of.

He stood taller, and straighter, and broader, and infinitely more human than anything else Marcii could possibly imagine.

...why, when people write words do they capitalize “I”? Why not capitalize “You” too? For You are as important as I am. It’s hard for me to understand the human ways.

I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask for, is it It would be nice to have someone care about me, for who I am, not about my wallet.

When I was in the House for 16 years, I caucused with the Democrats.

The road is better than the inn.

Ideas come from everywhere - they come from what you see and hear and imagine.

If we are going to teach the world to stop hating the different, the other, then we’re going to have to start with children.

The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamed possible.

It becomes increasingly easy, as you get older, to drown in nostalgia.

I always admire people who do commercials because they have to put together a beginning, a middle, and an end in 30 seconds.