The fingers on his flesh told him he was loved, that he had always been loved, and that the world was a place where above all else things that were g….

Because civilization isn't a thing that you build and then there it is, you have it forever. It needs to be built constantly, recreated daily. It van….

If you don't allow yourself the possibility of writing something very, very bad, it would be hard to write something very good..

By the time the last few notes fade, his hope will be restored, but each time he's force to resort to the Adagio it becomes harder, and he knows its ….

If this city is to die, it won't be because of the men on the hills, it will be because of the people in the valley. When they're content to live wit….

She felt an enveloping happiness to be alive, a joy made stronger by the certainty that someday it would all come to an end. Afterward she felt a lit….

Most argument, and in fact most conflict, has nothing to do with the present. It's always about the past or the future. People can't agree on the det….

Do they hate the idea of her, because she's different from them, and that in this difference there might be some sort of inferiority or superiority t….

This is how....life happens. One small thing at a time. A series of inconsequential junctions, any or none of which can lead to salvation or disaster….

Do you know the difference between an optimist and a pessimist? A pessimist says ‘Oh dear, things can’t possibly get any worse.’ And an optimist says….

A weapon does not decide whether or not to kill. A weapon is a manifestation of a decision that has already been made..

You don't choose what to believe. Belief chooses you..

It's a rare gift to understand that your life is wondrous, and that it won't last forever..