There is a time early in life when there seem to be countless reasons for happiness, and then you discover your mom is making them up.

There is in art the notion of less is more, which is to say, you don't torture a painting that has already confessed.

It is the abiding faith of mortals that mortality is a temporary condition.

Politicians don't lie, they misspeak. And they don't steal, they mispocket.

You can hope for a miracle in your life, or you realize that your life is the miracle.

It's still possible to be a cockeyed optimist these days - you just have to be a little more cockeyed.

Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backwards after taking a step forwards is not a disaster. It's a cha-cha.