You cannot have Christ, if you will not serve Him.
Living in a small town anywhere means preserving one's self behind a mask.
A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer.
The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.
Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.
Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.
Every child has the capacity to be everything.
That might work," I said. "I'm good at faking it. " This led to a couple moments of uncomfortable silence from both of us. "You didn't mean. . . ?" Morelli asked. "No. Of course not. " "Never?" "Maybe once. " His eyes narrowed. "Once?" "It's all that comes to mind. It was the time we were late for your Uncle Spud's birthday party. " "I remember that. That was great. You're telling me you faked it?" "We were late! I couldn't concentrate. It seemed like the best way to go.
Close-Up has affected later films that I've made.
Why can't a state that launches cosmonauts into space provide enough eggs and milk for its city children during the winter months?
I would gladly have accepted a heaping spoonful of nepotism when I got out of college and was looking for a job.