I believe in a magnificent God.

Admittedly, I am not the one who looks fantastic in everything, but still I cannot help loving myself.

Then again, you cannot stop the flood of desire as it moves through the world, inappropriate though it may sometimes be. It is the prerogative of all humans to make ludicrous choices, to fall in love with the most unlikely of partners, and to set themselves up for the most predicatable of calamities.

In fact, it was all I could do to stop myself from saying, 'I've always been a big fan of your work.

The mysterious magnet is either there, buried somewhere deep behind the sternum, or it is not.

the four virtues a person needs in order to be safe and happy in life: intelligence, friendship, strength and (I love this one) poetry.

Even in the worst tragedies and crisis, there’s no reason to add to everyone’s misery by looking miserable yourself.