Luckily, I always travel with a book, just in case I have to wait on line for Santa, or some such inconvenience.

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.

The world is quieter now. It is never quiet, but it can get quieter. What strange creatures we are, to find silence peaceful, when permanent silence is the thing we most dread. Nighttime is not that. Nighttime still rustles, still creaks and whispers and trembles in its throat. It is not darkness we fear, but our own helplessness within it. How merciful to have been granted the other senses.

Happiness is so rarely a part of my vocabulary, because for me it's so fleeting

He was attractive. I knew that. And I knew that attractive people always got away with things.

When distractions are manifold, it's best to remember what you are supposed to be doing.

The minute I knew I was in love was the minute when there was no question about it.