Christmas is sights, especially the sights of Christmas reflected in the eyes of a child.

You must remember always to give, of everything you have. You must give foolishly even. You must be extravagant. You must give to all who come into your life. Then nothing and no one shall have power to cheat you of anything, for if you give to a thief, he cannot steal from you, and he himself is then no longer a thief. And the more you give, the more you will have to give.

I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.

The best that can be said for anybody is probably that you misunderstood him favorably.

I do not know what makes a writer, but it probably isn't happiness.

San Francisco is a world to explore. It is a place where the heart can go on a delightful adventure.

I believe that time, with its infinite understanding, will one day forgive me.