"How can you tell when a political ideology has become the equivalent of a religion?"

"We've got fuel prices coming down and good travel numbers coming out, so it's not surprising airline stocks are going up."

"My own early crusade for same-sex marriage, for example, is now mainstream gay politics. It wasn't when I started."

"The most successful marriages, gay or straight, even if they begin in romantic love, often become friendships. It's the ones that become the friendships that last."

"Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it."

"Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody."

"For me, the bulimia was about stuffing my emotions. So I stopped suppressing my feelings."

"It is a radiant truth that life is an unwritten ledger; each passing sunrise offers a clean and waiting page — an essential principle for the reflective life."