New Yorkers, I figured, just pretended to be unfriendly.

All seasons have something to offer

No one expected you to amount to much," she told me. "Lori was the smart one, Maureen the pretty one, and Brian the brave one. You never had much going for you except that you always worked hard.

No child is born a delinquent. They only became that way if nobody loved them when they were kids. Unloved children grow up to be serial murderers or alcoholics.

If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise.

It's so much of what art and creativity are, being able to confront your own demons. If you can do that, you can get through just about everything.

She never felt sorry for herself, and that was something I decided I admired most in people.