Anything that drags down the American economy drags the Canadian economy down with it.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The brave man carves out his fortune and every man is the sum of his own works.

The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character.

I think pre-nups are brilliant. I get very well taken care of.

...a good poem contains both meaning and music

If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.

One of the things that happens in novels it's almost like a continual debate with yourself. That's why you're writing the book. It's why you create characters: so you can argue with yourself.

Like what you do. If you don't like it, do something else.

Faith is believing in the impossible because we have a God who is master of impossible.

So, then, Oxford Street, stonyhearted stepmother, thou that listenest to the sighs of orphans, and drinkest the tears of children, at length I was dismissed from thee.