Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt.

The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized and I still had a daughter who I adored and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.