There are things done so badly that one is tempted to think that there is an intention behind.

The cruelest thing is love that leads us to deal with the parts of ourselves that we do not want to see, and this is what, in fact, we do not forgive each other.

At first, the wings weighed more than the chains, because with the chains we were not required to fly

They use fear to control us, they control us to make us afraid. One more reason to be brave.

I prefer to die fighting than living defeated

Many do not see that not to have dreams is far worse than seeing that their dreams do not come true.

There is the freedom you have when you are alone and there is the freedom that you have next to someone else. Blessed are those in which those two freedoms coincide.

Many of the most charming women I know possess at least on cat or dog. Maybe after getting used to an affectionate quadruped it is hard to settle for a man.

If we lived the plans we do more as bets than as forecasts, we would be less anxious and more prepared for the unexpected.

If you want to foresee the behavior of someone, their personality is a better predictor than their intelligence.

Sometimes we are more attached to the pain than the pain is attached to us.

The power of music, whether joyous or cathartic must steal on one unawares, come spontaneously as a blessing or a grace--

Thank you, Mr. Rochester, for your great kindness. I am strangely glad to get back again to you: and wherever you are is my home—my only home.

Fans always ask, What did the bedroom look like? All they ever saw was Alice or Ralph going in and out.

The will of God is exactly what we would do if we knew all the facts.

Female bonobos form a strong sisterhood. They rule through female solidarity.

Lawyers love paper. They eat, sleep and dream paper. They turn paper into gold, and their files are colorful and their language neoclassical and calli-graphically bewigged.

The quickness and flexibility of a well mind, a belief or hope that things will eventually sort themselves out-these are the resources lost to a person when the brain is ill.

Speaking of WAMU, [bluegrass and old time music DJ] Ray Davis did a lot of work there. I've know Ray, I guess for 50 years - 40, or 50 years. And, he plays a lot of my records.

Never be in debt. Never reside near enemies. Never trap your body through disease. Never forget the Lord with his consort who resides in the heart.

Who was the blundering idiot who said 'fine words butter no parsnips'? Half the parsnips of society are served and rendered palatable with no other sauce.