The terrorists-those nineteen people, with hundreds or maybe thousands behind them-did the worst thing you can possibly imagine. But tens of millions people did the right thing...On 9/11, all the hatred and murder could not compare with the weight of love, of bravery, of caring.

You have to believe there are kisses and laughs and risks worth taking.

I think one of the highest compliments you can give a person is that when you are talking to him, you are not thinking about the fact that you are talking to him. That is, your thoughts and words all exist on a single, engaged level. You are being yourself because you aren't bothering to think about who you should be. It is like when you talk in a dream.

What separates us from the animals, what separates us from the chaos, is our ability to mourn people we’ve never met.

But I guess you don't see the planets when you're staring at the sun. You just get blinded.

In the next election, I'm voting for your mom to be the next God.

What i want is for what i want to actually matter.