Be a friend. You don't need glory. Friendship is a simple story.

But keep on working and hoping still. For in spite of the grumblers who stand about, somehow, it seems, all things work out.

Spring's greatest joy beyond a doubt is when it brings the children out.

I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way.

Courage must come from the soul within; the man must furnish the will to win. So figure it out for yourself, my lad. You were born with all that the great have had.

If you never take a chance, you will never be defeated - but you will never accomplish anything either.

No one is beat till he quits, no one is through till he stops. No matter how hard failure hits, no matter how often he drops, a fellow's not down till he lies in the dust and refuses to rise.

Let me be a little kinder, Let me be a little blinder to the faults of those around me.

You'll be richer in the end than a prince, if you're a friend.

Love has the patience to endure the fault it sees but cannot cure.

The timid and fearful first failures dismay, but the stout heart stays trying by night and by day. He values his failures as lessons that teach The one way to get to the goal he would reach.

You may run from the calling, but, you will find no real peace until you fulfill your destiny.

For at some point, each of us will be asked to embody what we feel and know.

Fainting is for preteen girls and those really weird goats. I do not faint!

Taking a thing apart is always faster than putting something together. This is true of everything except marriage.

Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn't done too badly.

Part of being sane is being a little bit crazy.

O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu. [Fr., Amour! Amour! quand tu nous tiens On peut bien dire, Adieu, prudence.]

I do think ordinariness is, in a way, the enemy, but not ordinariness as the opposite of flamboyance.

A leader may be the most knowledgeable person in the world, but if the players on his team cannot translate that knowledge into action, it means nothing.

Oh Soul! You worry too much. Your arms are heavy with treasures of all kinds.