Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads..

The soul is awakened through service..

There is no loneliness like the loneliness of a dead marriage..

Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That's one reason old men can send them to war..

Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are..

Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough..

Home is where your books are..

What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not exhortation. Freedom is a loose leash, lic….

Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It reall….

Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed..

I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back..

As long as I'm facing the right direction, it doesn't matter the size of my steps..

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't..

Because I loved myself, I was loved..

Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expan….

And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more..

Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations..

We are finally driven to monogamy not by morality but by exhaustion..

Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame..

Fear is a sign-usually a sign that I'm doing something right..

You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy..