A fathers only wish is for his children to be infinitely better off than him

If you're expecting an upside in everything you do you might get extremely disappointed unless you also think about the consequences of a downside first.

I don't remember when i was born.Death I haven't experienced yet.All I know is I'm here now and right up until my used by date comes, I'm going to shake that tree of life until every leaf falls off.

Sorrow spoken lends a little courage to the speaker.

What monster sleeps in the deep of your story? You need a monster. Without a monster there is no story.

At home, we live on the beach, and it's like every day is a date.

When language is treated beautifully and interestingly, it can feel good for the body: It's nourishing; it's rejuvenating.

Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling

I am supposed to owe the government something like $100 million. I couldn't squeeze out a dime.

I had this sister that was born who was given up for adoption, and I never knew it.

Let's pass more gun control laws and buy metal detectors for every public school in the land - anything but tell kids that life is sacred, because its Creator deems it so.

Oneness with Nature is the glory of childhood; oneness with childhood is the glory of the Teacher.

So all my best is dressing old words new.