After that, work and hope. But never hope more than you work

I learned what every dreaming child needs to know, that no horizon is so far you cannot get above it or beyond it.

If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.

A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.

A life has to move or it stagnates. Even this life, I think. Every tomorrow ought not to resemble every yesterday.

A word grows to a thought – a thought to an idea – an idea to an act. The change is slow, and the Present is a sluggish traveler loafing in the path Tomorrow wants to take.

A map says to you. Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not... I am the earth in the palm of your hand.

That's what makes death so hard--unsatisfied curiosity

There's an old adage," he said, "translated from the ancient Coptic, that contains all the wisdom of the ages -- "Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.

In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned.

Conformation ... but not much else. Breeding, but too small a heart. You saw it everywhere - in men, in horses, and in women.

I believe in it because it is impossible.

All loss is one, and one loss becomes all, a single death is the key to the gate that bars memory.

Love and loneliness, they are both coincidences.

But I’ve found that sitting around moaning about how sad it is gets no one anywhere. That’s why I get involved.

The secret to greatness:do what has been overlooked by the great.

It was a sign of growing up, when the dark made no more difference to you than the day.

I play by the rules even when there aren’t any.

I need to take everything one step at a time. If I think about that too much, I'll miss this amazing experience.

Agree to these ground rules: Be curious, conversational and real. Don't persuade or interrupt. Listen, listen, listen.

You are the best thing that's ever been mine.