Literature is a beautiful way of keeping the imagination alive, of visiting worlds you would never have time to in your day-to-day life. It keeps you abreast of a wider spectrum of human activities.

Geography is destiny.

That's the funny thing about America--the blessed thing. As many people as there are to hold you back, there are angels whose humanity makes up for all the others. I've had my share of angels.

She had always assumed that she would have years to sort out the meaning of life... As she bent over the child she realized that the tragedy of death had to do entirely with what was left unfulfilled.

Wasn't that the definition of home? Not where you are from, but where you are wanted

How we treat the least of our brethren,... that's the measure of this country.

The most important innovation in medicine to come in the next 10 years: the power of the human hand.