Books are islands in the ocean of time. They are also oases in the deserts of time.

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow.

No university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library... When this is no longer true, then will our civilization have come to an end.

Reading books is good, Rereading good books is better.

To achieve lasting literature, fictional or factual, a writer needs perceptive vision, absorptive capacity, and creative strength.

Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant.

Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books are indeed dead things.

I have always been reconciled to the fact that I was born a bibliomaniac, never have I sought a cure, and my dearest friends have been drawn from those likewise suffering from book madness.

This is the gift all writers seek-to write language that incandesces yet does not melt.

No university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library ... When this is no longer true, then will our civilization have come to an end.

If you touch a wound while it is healing, you will prolong it.

Stop walking through the motions of a conditioned routine and start consciously taking action on your visualized intent.

Life is totally unbelievable. Enjoy it at its fullest, with no regrets.

My life is one demd horrid grind.

I still have a lot to learn. I just have two cats, and when I'm in a bad mood - you know, it would be very easy to throw a cat across a room.

I don't think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys, hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should be made available.

You can't go out and adopt Democrat policies all the way or halfway to show that you're not what they think you are.

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

Authentic success is being so grateful for the many blessings bestowed on you and yours that you can share your portion with others.

Strip clubs are the only place the band can go if we want to have a drink. You're left alone because the last thing the people there care about is us.