“In marriage, everyday you love,and everyday you forgive.It is an ongoing sacrament, love and forgiveness”

“Constitutional democracy, you see, is no romantic notion. It's our defense against ourselves, the one foe who might defeat us.”

“When a library is open, no matter its size or shape, democracy is open, too.”

“As a student I learned from wonderful teachers and ever since then I've thought everyone is a teacher.”

“The printed page conveys information and commitment, and requires active involvement. Television conveys emotion and experience, and it's very limited in what it can do logically. It's an existenti...”

“When I learn something new - and it happens every day - I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest.”

“Remember that self-doubt is as self-centered as self-inflation. Your obligation is to reach as deeply as you can and offer your unique and authentic gifts as bravely and beautifully as you're able.”

“Sometimes the only thing we can do for people is pray.”

“You simply cannot know the depth of your magnificence without the contrast of life.”

“Madness is freedom and some may only perceive its Insanity.”

“Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spitting, jumping, runningthat's the way to live. All alone and free in the soft sands of the b...”

“Doing what you love is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness.”

“Oh, quit it! You're the possessor of a beautiful wife, a beautiful gas-stove, and you were going to forget all this race-hysteria.”

“What we possess owns us, and we absolutely own nothing.”

“The want of a thing is perplexing enough, but the possession of it is intolerable.”