There was little Hiroko Tanaka hadn’t learnt about the shameful resilience of the human heart.

When the war's over, I'll be kind.

If the greatest loss of his life is the loss of a dream he's always known to be a dream, then he's among the fortunate ones.

Yes, I know everything can disappear in a flash of light. That doesn’t make anything less valuable.

The world won't get more or less terrible if we're indoors somewhere with a mug of hot chocolate.

What we love once, we love forever. Shall there be joy in heaven over those who repent, yet no forgiveness for them upon earth?--"Wanda

The best way to keep a secret is to forget about it.

There was no other path for me. I knew this was my path. I had to follow it.

I would have given it up--all of it up--to be married to you for a day. A day that would never have come. You are a reminder--a reminder of everything I am losting. The Life I will not have.

Intelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs.

Censorship makes me really angry. I even hate it when people censor themselves.

We have to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. That means we need new jobs, good jobs, with rising incomes.

Circumstances do not determine a man, they reveal him.

What we see changes what we know. What we know changes what we see. Perception, belief, action, and change are codependent.

Let us not demean or belittle. Rather, let us be compassionate and encouraging.