“If love is the treasure, laughter is the key.”

“Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year. That's why you need a strong line of communication... which includes laughter.”

“We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales.”

“Americans think Soviets are so grim. I want them to see that they can smile.”

“Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three year waiting list.”

“I have American in-laws, and I care about the environment. We don't use disposable diapers, which, of course, creates an environmental problem of our own.”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”

“He had a charm about him sometimes, a warmth that was irresistible, like sunshine. He planted Saffy triumphantly on the pavement, opened the taxi door, slung in his bag, gave a huge film-star wave,...”

“He promised us that everything would be okay. I was a child, but I knew that everything would not be okay. That did not make my father a liar. It made him my father.”

“1. I think what haunts many people in the world is to lose something they love, something they value, and someone they care for, for me it was my father, I was losing him when I met him. I felt lif...”

“Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.”

“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.”

“Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.”