A lover would find life less broken apart after a misguided love affair if they could feel that they had been sinful rather than foolish.

A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.

Sometimes I have a notion that what might improve the situation is to have women take over the occupations of government and trade and to give men their freedom.

Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing, peace is the measure.

Those wearing Tolerance for a label call other views intolerable.

A mother's hardest to forgive. Life is the fruit she longs to hand you Ripe on a plate. And while you live, Relentlessly she understands you.

Seventy is wormwood, Seventy is gall But its better to be seventy, Than not alive at all.

Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart.

Borrow my umbrellas, my clothes, my money, and I will likely not think of them again. But borrow my books and I will be on your track like a bloodhound until they are returned.

In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime.

Stir the eggnog, lift the toddy, Happy New Year everybody.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence

You have to descend to the valley of humility to climb to heights of character.

Positive emotions are not trivial luxuries, but instead might be critical necessities for optimal functioning.

Revival is a renewed conviction of sin and repentance, followed by an intense desire to live in obedience to God. It is giving up one's will to God in deep humility.

Designed by architects with honorable intentions but hands of palsy.

The U.S. has no friends, only interests.

I got hit a lot. I'm glad I lived through it.

The opposite of nature is impossible.

If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness.

I am an old-fashioned storyteller. I try to make people laugh and cry. A fiction writer's duty is to entertain. If you can sneak in something profound or symbolic, so much the better.