But I beneath a rougher sea, And whelmed in deeper gulfs than he.
It was the hubris of each generation to think this anew, to think that their time was special, that all things would come to an end with them.
Killing a man should be harder than waving a length of pipe in their direction. It should take long enough for one's conscience to get in the way.
Fiction challenges us and works its miracles by placing us in the skin of another human being and teaching us empathy.
Ever since I was twelve, I dreamed of being an author. I just never had the fortitude to see any of my stories through to completion. I would start a book, get a few chapters in, and grow bored or get distracted by something else.
The best kisses in the world take place at night, in the ocean, with two naked bodies coiled around one another, only the stars to keep them company.
Sometimes a thing needed opening before closure was found.
I think commercial success is really important. It means there are more people listening, and you're affecting the zeitgeist more. If only a hundred people know you exist, it's harder to get your message across.
You know what they say about guys with big hands.
Your heart always knows what's important. It always knows how to guide you. It's pure, and trustworthy--though it will never shout to be heard. it will never speak above a whisper. But if you learn how to heed it, how to hear it, you will never feel lost in the world.
Training for the Olympics was much easier than balancing my life now! When practice was over, there was time for me. But with four kids and a career, I have no downtime. When I'm not on the road, I finish my workday at 2:30 p. m. Then I pick the kids up from school and they get 100 percent Mommy, not part Mommy and part Mary Lou Retton.