And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns.

We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk.

A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady.

The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.

The heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close.

You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.

Finding the right work is like discovering your own soul in the world.

It is precisely because we resist the darkness in ourselves that we miss the depths of the loveliness, beauty, brilliance, creativity, and joy that lie at our core.

Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.

It may help us, in those times of trouble, to remember that love is not only about relationship, it is also an affair of the soul.

Go where we may, rest where we will, Eternal London haunts us still.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

We need to touch the fountain of life to draw in living lasting strength.

A lot of folks that ain't saying 'ain't,' ain't eating.

As war and government prove, insanity is the most contagious of diseases.

The only way we come back as a country is to build the domestic economy.

They say people in your life are seasons and anything that happens is for a reason.

Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are inferior

My mother was there every day of the production. You know what? My mother and I are so close, she really understands the fact that I am 18 and I am maturing. I guess I am not your average 18 year-old

What I try to do with any of my stories, any of my novels, is make them feel very original.

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.