“I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. Jewish Proverb (p. 117)”

“Henri Bergson said: "To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly." (p. 165)”

“You can't really live to make other happy. You also simply can't correct all the misperceptions about you or your spouse or your intentions on any given event or statement. (p.116)”

“I have always thought of love as more than just a feeling. To me love is a verb, an action you engage in every day through the things you do for those you cherish.”

“Lies come from fear, from cowardice.”

“Um, yeah. For instance, take, you know, take, for instance, the issue of -- I'm drawing a blank, and I hate it when I do that, particularly on television.-- potential McCain VP candidate Mark Sanford, asked on CNN to name differences in economic policy between Bush and McCain”

“The American actor is very lucky... Because so little is asked of him.”