Christmas is here, Merry old Christmas, Gift-bearing Christmas, Day of grand memories, King of the year!

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

Be good to yourself. You deserve goodness.

Writing isn't a choice. It's a calling. So answer the damn phone already!

Your passion is your true power. The more you discover and express your passion for life, the more irresistible you will become to others.

Absolutely nothing brings out the killer instinct in the upper crust of New York Society like a charity function.

It is to the man who is trying to live, to the man who is obedient to the word of the Master, that the word of the Master unfolds itself.

I liked the kid who wrote me that he had to do a term paper on a modern poet and he was doing me because, though they say you have to read poems twice, he found he could handle mine in one try.

Although some fools find rudeness sexy, it is never the path to seduction.

Peace is produced by war.

I know what a really bad day is...and that's not losing a competition.

Science should be taught not in order to support religion and not in order to destroy religion. Science should be taught simply ignoring religion.