As humanity becomes monstrous, monsters become nicer.

We can only keep what we have by being willing to freely give it away; a paraphrase of Jesus Christ.

Best smiles come after the toughest time.

Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

If God is for us, who can be against us?

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them.

Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

God helps those who help themselves.

Asking for blessings, receiving blessings, becoming a blessing, becoming a source of blessings

The easiest way to get 15 minutes of fame is to be rude to somebody.

I never would just open a door and walk through, I had to bust it down for the hell of it. I just naturally liked doing things the hard way.

There is nothing more dignified than a corpse.

Contrary to what many of you may imagine, a career in letters is not without its drawbacks - chief among them the unpleasant fact that one is frequently called upon to sit down and write.

Anything is a temptation to those who dread it.

Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.

Returning hate for hate multiplies hate.

I believe in criticism.