A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A joy that's shared is a joy made double.

The shortest answer is doing.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Two heads are better than one.

Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Many things are lost for want of asking.

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

A burnt child dreads the fire.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

There are a thousand things to hear about, informationally, daily, but the thing that doesn't go away is the one to pay attention to.

She is a wiry blanched creature with no beauty. Her expression reminds him of a crumpled letter – there is both sadness and anger in it.

Popular poets are the parish priests of the Muse retailing her ancient divinations to a long since converted public.

Cutting our education budget, that's not a smart choice. That will not help America compete with China.

The whole government is a Ponzi scheme.

I think that Donald Trump has capitalized and prayed on people's fears.

A night journey is essentially a thing of possibilities.

People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.

Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.

I love being part of an ensemble.