"The key to life is to be happy with or without money. Money only magnifies who you really are."

“Virtue is persecuted by the wicked more than it is loved by the good.”

“Every man has but one destiny" Veto Corleone”

“It is very painful to love someone and believe you cannot be with them.”

Source : Terry Kay (2010). “Shadow Song: Shadow Song”, p.154, Simon and Schuster

“I would not encourage you to go through the sweat, blood, and tears of the recovery process only to reach some kind of mediocre state where you were just 'managing' the illness. It is possible to live without Ed.”

Source : Jenni Schaefer (2009). “Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life”, p.9, McGraw Hill Professional

“It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.”

“When anything is wrong with your child, your first instinct is to make it better.”

Source : "I was the 'queen of denial' on autism" by Didi Conn, www.cnn.com. April 2, 2009.

“She thumped him again. He looked startled, then caught her flying fist in his hand and gently pried her fingers open. Very carefully he pressed a kiss into the exact center of her palm. 'Savannah? Were you trying to hit me?' 'I didn't hit you--twice, you scum. You didn't even notice the first time.' She sounded very irritated with him. For some reason it made him want to smile. 'I apologize, mon amour. Next time, I promise I will notice when you strike me.' The hard edge to his mouth softened into a semblance of a smile. 'I will even go so far as to pretend that it hurts, if you wish it.”

“I did have a knack for playing weirdos. There's still sort of this perception of me out there as being this crazy guy.”