But what I knew then was that nobody-not even my mother-was to be trusted in a strange world that showed very little of itself in the surface.

On the whole, we treat the Devil shamefully, and the worse we treat Him the more He laughs at us.

I was afraid and did not know what I feared, which is the worst kind of fear.

...so Leola thought that a modest romance with a hero in embryo could do no harm - might even be a patriotic duty.

He [Jesus] had a terrible temper, you know, undoubtedly inherited from His Father.

I seemed to be the only person I knew without a plan that would put the world on its feet and wipe the tear from every eye. No wonder I felt like a stranger in my own land.

I was a talking lover, which most women hate.

All you'll get from strangers is surface pleasantry or indifference. Only someone who loves you will criticize you.

They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days.

Before there can be fullness there must be emptiness. Before God can fill us with Himself we must first be emptied of ourselves.

Ten times must you laugh during the day, and be cheerful; otherwise your stomach, the father of affliction, will disturb you in the night.

Stores are never nice to people. They're nice to credit cards.

So I have this word for much of what I do in life: 'plorking.' I'm not playing and I'm not working, I'm plorking.

If I were asked to name the chief event in my life, I should say my father's library.

The key dietary messages are stunningly simple: Eat less, move more, eat more fruits and vegetables, and don't eat too much junk food. It's no more complicated than that.

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers.

It is said that one should not hesitate to correct himself when he has made a mistake. If he corrects himself without the least bit of delay, his mistakes will disappear.