"The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true."

"Your own space, man, it's so important. That's why we were doomed because we didn't have any. It is like monkeys in a zoo. They die. You know, everything needs to be left alone."

"Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone."

"We should be very concerned: if identity theft is so simple to do, what's to stop me from entering this country and assuming the identity of someone else for the sole purpose of living here illegally for terrorist reasons? That alone would be a concern."

"The front of a cheque alone gives someone enough information to steal your identity."

"I wanted to be a film student again, as a man in my 60s. To go someplace alone and see what you can cook up, with non-existent budgets. I didn't want to be surrounded by comforts and colleagues, which you have when when you're a big time director. I wanted to write personal works."

"For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone."

"This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force."

"Prince or commoner, tenor or bass, Painter or plumber or never-do-well, Do me a favor and shut your face - Poets alone should kiss and tell."

"Facts are lonely things"

"California deserves whatever it gets. Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom."

"And if you think you're alone. Put on my music. Because I'm going to be there for you."

"I like to make a distinction between solitude and being alone. Alone signifies loneliness, whereas solitude means really connecting with yourself."

"You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks."

"All I want is for people, when they read my books, to feel companioned, to feel they're not alone in the world."

"I was never a lonely child who sat looking at the rain sliding down the window."

"When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy."

"Each of us is now electronically connected to the globe, and yet we feel utterly alone."

"Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action. Grace, you know, does not just have to do with forgiveness of sins alone."

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely."

"What wretched doings come from the ardor of fame; the love of truth alone would never make one man attack another bitterly."

"I didn't have any friends at school, didn't want any. I felt better being alone. I sat on a bench and watched the others play and they looked foolish to me."

"I wasn't a misanthrope and I wasn't a misogynist but I liked being alone. It felt good to sit alone in a small space and smoke and drink. I had always been good company for myself."

"She is no longer the beautiful woman she was. she sends photos of herself sitting upon a rock by the ocean alone and damned. I could have had her once. I wonder if she thinks I could have saved her?"