There is an old myth among the old folks here that if you wished on a moonlight river, your dreams will come true

Fate has given you a chance of stepping out of your comfort zone. Take the trip. (Aunt Eve talking to Febronia)

Rumi speaks of people who rely upon the written word as sometimes being no more than donkeys laden with books.

The whole thing was the precise opposite of what I figured it would be: slow and patient and quiet and neither particularly painful nor particularly ecstatic

Billy Joel is an incredible musician. He just feels like one of the guys, you know. I grew up listening to his music.

80% of your problems are not PEOPLE problems ... they are SYSTEM problems, because systems create the behaviors of people.

If I could write a letter to my teenage self I'd probably say something like: "You ain't gonna believe what will become of you."

I don't really get too frustrated. I know I'm going to get the ball.

The opposite is beneficial; from things that differ comes the fairest attunement; all things are born through strife.

Victories in life come through our ability to work around and over the obstacles that cross our path. We grow stronger as we climb our own mountains.

I think both of them [Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders] have [chances] because they are not the establishment, not for who they are.

I was shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of my sister, Joan Fontaine ... and I appreciate the many kind expressions of sympathy that we have received.