But sometimes we have to make the best of things, and the way we conduct ourselves when the chips are down.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.

The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets -

People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.

Things are always better in the morning.

It's not necessary to tell all you know.

Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they're quite different from people who must write.

...but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself.

Our memories are what make us who we are. Some are real. Some are made up. But they are the stories that tell us who we are. Without them we are nobody.

Within you is everything you need

Embarrassing facts, those would really help our children remember their classroom lessons better.

You throw a perfectly straight line at the audience and then, right at the end, you curve it. Good jokes do that.

When you have the opportunity to do something, you have to jump on it.

I've been a bad, bad girl - I've been careless with a delicate man.

I'm older than I was before when I was young.

It's very rare that you get a group of people who are all passionate and driven and all get along.

It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice.

After my father died, we began to live. He was psychotic. He really was terrifying.