[Y]ou are here to learn something. Don’t try to figure out what it is. This can be frustrating and unproductive.

Strange, how a moment of existence can cut so deeply into our being that while ages pass unnoticed, a brief love can structure and define the very topology of our consciousness ever after.

Remember you are never really alone. Although it may feel like it for very long stretches of time.

Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.

Women do generally manage to love the guys they marry more than they manage to marry the guys they love.

A good coach is interested in how tough you are, how you react to adversity, how quickly you get back on defense.

Be thy sleep Silent as night is, and as deep.

Banks need to think through their ethics very carefully, and many have done so. I dont know any bank that dismisses the concept of ethical banking.

Come and take your seat, Lady Dorina.

A society based on the freedom to choose is better than a society based on the principles of socialism, communism and coercion.

Democracy has not failed; the intelligence of the race has failed before the problems the race has raised

I grew up going to museums. I was privileged to discover art and artists in a very personal way.

Thou hadst, for weary feet, the gift of rest.