Lust: Which senator once reached for a handkerchief in his pocket and proceeded to wipe his brow with a pair of women's panties?

...can I tell you something...? I don't think you're in love with the past. I think you're scared of the future.

there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.

My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.

I understand pain. I've lived with pain my entire life. But pain is nothing compared to betrayal. And betrayal is nothing compared to knowing that the javelin in your back was rammed there by the one person in your life you actually trusted.

Life is filled with trapdoors.

It's the worst part of seeing old friends: when your rose-colored memories become undone by reality.