A friendship like theirs was hard to come by, and when such a thing is found, it is often even harder to hold on to.But, as so few come to learn, absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder.

Had life not given me reasons to grieve, I would never have known the healing power of a hug.

For parents, it is important to respect the personality of a child

The world hasn't changed that much

Oh God, please find it within your heart to grant me a heart that looks after itself only because it has first looked after others. And help me to realize that anything less is not a heart.

One of my pet peeves about Nashville is that it tends to be copycatted. I don't want to do that. I've got to be different.

The only time I ever find my dealings with God less than clear-cut is when I'm not being honest with Him. The fuzziness is always on my side, not His.

My meals were easily made, for they were all alike and simple, only a cupful of tea and bread.

New technologies are a good thing but we must consider how they will impact on us so that, when they become achievable, they aren't allowed to run amok.

There is no income tax in Russia. But there's no income.

When a gentlemen is disposed to swear, it is not for any standers-by to curtail his oaths.