A violent act pierces the atmosphere, leaving a hole through which the cold, damp draft of its memory blows forever.

A violent act pierces the atmosphere, leaving a hole through which the cold, damp draft of its memory blows forever.

When a child dies, it breaks the pattern, the most fundamental pattern in life.

dating is like campaigning: you don't reveal who you really are or what you're really up to until you get elected.

Compassion is the most necessary ingredient in all relationships. Everything depends on it.

Oh God, modern life with all its feelings. ... We live in the most callous society ever, and all anybody talks about nowadays is getting in touch with their feelings. ... The world has become one enormous group therapy session. It's a terrible bore. My motto is, 'Thank you for not sharing!

Early on, my abandoning father had set the pattern of my love life on the loom of my subconscious.