Thus did my siblings and I learn one of the hard lessons of life: the best way to strip the allure and dreaminess from a lifelong dream is, very often, simply to have it come true.

The stars above Italian clubs' badges shows you how many times they have won the Gazetta.

I grew up playing war. We threw dirt and rocks at each other. We'd lead attacks. We'd break up into squads. It became a neighborhood thing for a while, our neighborhood against the other neighborhood. There was always a war breaking out somewhere.

Life is short. It's God's fault. Sorry.

I had never done any theater in high school, which actually worked to my benefit. I didn't develop any bad habits.

A fly rod extends a fly fisher's being as surely as do imagination, empathy or prayer.

I felt a rush of trust--felt that life might be not just tolerable but beautiful, if I could only remember to find the bare Present.