If I am an angel, paint me with black wings.

We are not damned. We never were. Who under the sun has the right to damn any living breathing creature?

I am in love with you', I responded. He laughed the most beguiling and gentle laugh. 'Of course you are,' he replied. 'I understand perfectly because I'm in love with myself. The fact that I'm not transfixed in front of the nearest mirror takes a great deal of self-control.' It was my turn to laugh.

Keep your secrets Keep your silence It is a better gift than truth

A singer can shatter glass with the proper high note," he said, "but the simplest way to break glass is simply to drop it on the floor.

A story of remarkable simplicity and charm. A young swimmer invites us into sea off the coast of California where through her eyes we see an entire realm of creatures we have never known so intimately before. Truly for people of all ages, Lynne Cox's adventure with the baby whale, Grayson, becomes a parable and an experience, thanks not only to the author's great and generous spirit, but through her immense gift for describing nature.

Some mysteries are simply irresistible,” she said. “They have components that alter a life.