...and no man gave you a fur coat without expecting to receive something inreturn. Except for one's husband, of course, who expected nothing beyond modest gratitude.

The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories.

As I watch, the sky fills with clouds of snow feathers from every kind of bird there ever was and even some that only exist in the imagination, like the bluebirds that fly over the rainbow.

If they would all sleep all the time she wouldn't mind being their mother.

If people believed in eternal damnation they might not be seizing the day quite so much.

Men had no purpose on earth whereas women were gods walking unrecognized among them.

The past is what you take with you.

Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing.

Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness, a conundrum that she couldn’t even begin to solve.

In the end, it is my belief, words are the only things that can construct a world that makes sense.

I spent four years doing a doctorate in postmodern American literature. I can recognize it when I see it.

There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.

When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.

My heartfelt gratitude to my great teachers!

Often pain is not real but just a perception.

Pity is always twinged with disgust.

Intelligent transportation technology is key to better parking management. The adage that "You can't manage what you can't measure" fits parking perfectly.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

I always thought of this as God's country.

Hillary Clinton's negatives are higher than any Democrat who has ever been elected, ever run.

I definitely don't consider myself a kid anymore. I feel like an old man, an old 28-year-old.