You wanted to be the cheese, ” I said.“The what?" "The cheese, the gooey good stuff that fills in the empty space when a slice is taken away.

I’d never heard of a rain check before, but hoped it was something storm rescuers bought bags of souvenirs for their kids with.

. . .fasting gives me singularly happy afternoons.

The happiest people are not always the richest, but they are always abundant with kindness and content with their richness

Not everything needs to be said. The silences, the words that aren’t spoken, lead us to the questions we should be asking.

People who exude genuine charm & charisma seem to possess a heightened sensitivity to the feelings of others—delivering gentle manners, gracious compliments, and sincere interest.

We want time in with our kids not time out.

Caste is not just a division of labour, it is a division of labourers.

Everybody wants to be American, it seems; I travel enough to know.

Molecular genetics, our latest wonder, has taught us to spell out the connectivity of the tree of life in such palpable detail that we may say in plain words, "This riddle of life has been solved."

Sometimes when you stand face to face with someone, you cannot see his face.

I don't wear a lot of makeup in real life and I try to take care of my skin. I clean it, I moisturize it, but mainly I just try to drink a ton of water.