"Two things can make life meaningful: books and love. ...I already have books. Now I am setting off in search of love."

“We all tell little lies about ourselves, Our past, our presents. We think some of them are minuscule, unimportant, And others, large and incriminating. But they are the same. Only God Has enough of the story to judge our souls.”

Source : Sarah McCoy (2012). “The Baker's Daughter: A Novel”, p.53, Broadway Books

“I'm of the opinion that life doesn't always tie up neatly at the end of the episode.”

Source : Interview with Josh Horowitz, josh-jackson.net. March 21, 2003.

“His kisses tapped into deep mines of memory, and the years that had separated us fell away as if they were nothing.”

“Life without friends is death without witness.”

“The future is not out there in front of us, but inside us.”

Source : Joanna Macy (1983). “Despair and personal power in the nuclear age”, New Society Pub

“Mexican homes as a rule are closed off to the world by high blank walls of yellowish masonry, topped with broken glass to discourage escaladores, or climbing burglars. The gardens and fountains and other delights are hidden, as in an Arab city.”

“Because you don't notice the light without a bit of shadow. Everything has both dark and light. You have to play with it till you get it exactly right.”

“Nothing is more fatal to happiness than the remembrance of happiness.”