I believe that every now and then it is important to laugh at ourselves and take a lighter approach to our life conditions.
A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... But I am too busy thinking about myself.
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
Each individual woman's body demands to be accepted on its own terms.
Sitting in the back of that Hummer, my head in a hood, my hands lashed behind my back, lurching back and forth while the bruises swelled up on my head, terrorism suddenly felt a lot riskier.
He had learned over the years that poor people did not feel so poor when allowed to give occasionally.