Everything we do, our entire interior monologue, is prayer.

Nothing important is completely explicable.

A mystic is a person who sees the facts as inadequate.

When a bride insists on telling her lover everything, I suspect she is looking for a father, not a husband.

Unlearning is the choice, conscious or unconscious, of any real artist. And it is the true sign of maturity.

I've got a sweater." Ben pulled off his coat and held it out for her. "Here." "Thanks, Ben. It's lovely and warm." Then she said, "Ben, I-- I can tell you how I feel about-- about everything. I think you're the best friend I've ever had. I-- I'd lie down and die for you if you wanted me to." "Honey," Ben said. "When I get you to lie down for me it won't be to die.

A book comes and says, 'Write me.