A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.

One man's Poison Ivy is another Fellow's Spinach.

To insure peace of mind ignore the rules and regulations.

Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry.

As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.

Scatter seeds of kindness.

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Home when it comes to Wearing what you like.

Where ignorance is not bliss, get wise!

Life is a series of relapses and recoveries.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into the past tense.

If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.

Be careful what you say...you might end up in my next book!

For India the dedication of my life is similar to the salvation.

And this fine young prince had fallen in love with a Nobody from Nowhere -- as princes sometimes do, though not as often as romantic tradition would have you believe.

The little boy smiled back at all the angry faces glaring in at him. And the little boy blew kisses.

While Kuwait is not a democracy, giving only half the population a voice in their government is not a policy this Congress should support and one that I am glad that Kuwait's leaders are changing.

Could I be in a better place and happier than I am today? I don't think so.

All of [the] activities here have a surreptitious end-of-the-world feel to them:... these joggers sleepwalking in the mist like shadow's who have escaped from Plato's cave

Do not concern yourself with other people. Concern yourself with your own work alone.

I've written some poetry, but...songs have to be more poetic, and I've really gotten to this non-poetic sort of writing.

I get labelled as just being about one thing, but there's lots of layers to what I do.