I'm a sensualist. My two main indulgences are dark chocolate and massages.
A single idea, if it is right, saves us the labor of an infinity of experiences.
The only artist who does not deserve respect is the one who works to please the public, for commercial success or for official success.
To philosophize man must put his whole soul into play, in much the same manner that to run he must use his heart and lungs.
God's love causes the beauty of what He loves, our love is caused by the beauty of what we love.
The more the poet grows, the deeper the level of creative intuition descends into the density of his soul. Where formerly he could be moved to song, he can do nothing now, he must dig deeper.
It is implanted in the Christian soul, by the side of the running waters, under the sky of the theological virtues, amid the breaths of the seven gifts of the Spirit. It is natural for it to bear Christian fruit.
Vision looks outward and becomes aspiration.
We owe $20 trillion, and we're a mess. And we've spent $6 trillion in the Middle East, according to a report that I just saw. And it's politicians like Secretary [Hillary] Clinton that have caused this problem.
Always let your reach exceed your grasp.
I hung my head, and I felt someone, Fang, gather me gently to him. My cheek rested on his shoulder, and my silent tears soaked his torn shirt. He felt warm and strong and heartbreakingly familiar. And at that moment, not a single thing in my life was certain, strong, or whole. Nothing. Least of all Fang.