I am determined to make the most of this life that I have, damn it - it's that kind of stubbornness I think we all need more of.

According to the mystics, this search for divine bliss is the entire purpose of a human life. this is why we all chose to be born, and this is why all the suffering and pain of life on earth is worthwhile--just for the chance to experience this infinite love. And once you have found this divinity within, can you hold it? Because if you can...bliss.

Destiny, I feel, is also a relationship - a play between divine grace and willful self-effort.

Oh my God, baby, you are in so much trouble.

Maybe the difference between first marriage and second marriage is that the second time at least you know you are gambling.

We can change our wives,” he said. “We can change our jobs, our nationalities and even our religions, but we can never change our team.

I am alone, I am all alone, I am completely alone. Grasping this reality, I let go of my bag, drop to my knees and press my forehead against the floor. There, I offer up to the universe a fervent prayer of thanks. First in English. Then in Italian. And then - just to get the point across - in Sanskrit.