Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song?

And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

The patriot who feels himself in the service of God, who acknowledges Him in all his ways, has the promise of Almighty direction, and will find His Word in his greatest darkness.

I do not believe there are any new objections to be discovered to the truth of Christianity. Men may argue ingeniously against our faith, but what can they say in defense of their own?

Oh! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

God is not to be blamed for your inability to fulfill your destiny

I formed several possible stories out of her speech, formed them at once, so it was less like I failed to understand than that I understood in chords, understood in a plurality of worlds.

I'm reading more than ever. I used to find it tedious, but now it's like my little friend - it takes my mind off things.

I write almost entlirely on Macs, because: Windows gives me hives.

There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job.

We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings.

My education was an education by movies.

When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy tongue from barking idly.

I find that being with other people dissipates my energy.

What the Beatles did was something incredible, it was more than what a band could do. We have to give them respect.