No magic. I do believe you might have taken it all with you when you went away.

I have not the smarts or patience for political office.

I can't remember that I ever had just a minute of stage fright.

If American forces leave Afghanistan, the Taliban is going to do what to America? Don't say you're worried about what they will do to the Afghan people. If that was America's concern, America's operational presence there would be much different.

You don't make me feel like you used to. That's why I'm leaving That's why people leave each other They come to their senses and get selfish again.

Being in New York is an almost overwhelming experience. While Washington, D.C., is my favorite American city, I regard New York City as the most amazing city in the world. No other comes close. It is an incredible, inexhaustible engine.

I will never say the things that I want to say to you. I know the damage it would do. I love you more than I hate my loneliness and pain.