"People talk about the pain of grief, but I don't know what they mean. To me, grief is a devastating numbness, every sensation dulled."

“There is no greater power than the power of love, which arises from Presence. It overcomes all resistance.”

Source : Hillary DePiano, Carlo Gozzi (2003). “The Love Of Three Oranges: A Play For The Theatre That Takes The Commedia Dell'arte Of Carlo Gozzi And Updates It For The New Millennium”, p.77, Priced Nostalgia Press

“Once a novel gets going and I know it is viable, I don't then worry about plot or themes. These things will come in almost automatically because the characters are now pulling the story.”

“The pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure.”

“Paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers.”

“I think there were times when I was so afraid of losing you that I forgot I even had you at all.”

“I've declined every congressional benefit I could decline, federal health insurance, the retirement program, the 403(b) program, which I think is overly generous. I've got self-imposed term limits of six terms if I have the privilege to serve that long.”

Source : "Lawmaker calls Buffett's bluff". "Your World" with Neil Cavuto, www.foxnews.com. January 13, 2012.

“I would like to be remembered as a responsible human being who handled business while also taking care of his family.”

“I think in some ways it's good to have at least one thing for which you could be really immortal, you know?”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.