There are two marriages, then, in every marital union, his and hers. And his ... is better than hers.

No one who traces the history of motherhood, of the home, of child-rearing practices will ever assume the eternal permanence of our own way of institutionalizing them.

Never forget a man who weathered and rescued you from the storm just because you can see the shores.

I know that language will be a crucial instrument, that I can overcome the stigma of my marginality, the weight of presumption against me, only if the reassuringly right sounds come out of my mouth.

I had come to believe that there was something sacred in telling stories and telling them true.

Perhaps enlightenment, technology and secularism haven't cleared Europe of the oldest science of all - the occult.

Much of the messy advertising you see on television today is the product of committees. Committees can criticize advertisements, but they should never be allowed to create them.

The joy I feel is immense; it burns inside me as though I have swallowed a piece of the sun.

The excellence of every art, must consist in the complete accomplishment of its purpose

Nothing like a little chest pain to restore your faith.

But I'm not looking forward to trying to strike out a lot of guys

It takes years to develop into the kind of human being you want to be.