The pain of not knowing what to do was exceeded only by that of knowing what I had done.

although science could pinpoint the exact spot in the brain that ignites rage, they had yet to identify the location that produces love.

I was afraid of being rejected, yes. I was also afraid of being accepted for the wrong reasons.

What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died?

He had then warned his daughter not to violate the Eleventh Commandment. "Which one is that?" I asked her. "Do not bullshit thy father," she said.

The ‘equilibrium’ that people see in me is really an illusion. I am as flawed as anyone. It’s only that I seem to have the knack of hiding.

Part of being a big winner is the ability to be a big loser. There is no paradox involved. It is a distinctly Harvard thing to be able to turn any defeat into victory