Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain.

The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes.

Corn syrup and added fats have been outed as major ingredients in fast food, but they hide out in packaged foods too, even presumed-innocent ones like crackers.

I could never work out whether we were to view religion as a life-insurance policy or a life sentence.

There is no perfect time to write. There is only now.

That was when we smelled the rain. It was so strong it seemed like more than just a smell. When we stretched out our hands we could practically feel it rising up from the ground. I don’t know how a person could ever describe that scent.

People's dreams are made out of what they do all day. The same way a dog that runs after rabbits will dream of rabbits. It's what you do that makes your soul, not the other way around.