Contentment is worth more than riches.

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet..

Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.

If God were not willing to forgive sin, heaven would be empty

There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.

Charity sees the need, not the cause.

It's the whole not the detail that matters.

God gives the nuts but he does not crack them.

You have to take it as it happens but you should try to make it happen the way you want to take it.

Never give advice unless asked.

A little reckless bravery may end up saving your life.

And it was a very, very fruitful and great relationship between the Stones and The Beatles. It was very, very friendly.

You better have great practices.

The Work: 1. Is it true? 2. Can you absolutely know that it’s true? 3. How do you react, what happens, when you believe that thought? 4. Who would you be without the thought?

I always try to choose material that I would want to go and see. I don't choose movies anymore to be in that other people wouldn't want to see.

My books flow. People say they pick them up and they can't put them down. It's because when I'm writing them I pick my pen up and I cannot put my pen down.

I do think Austin is a great town for writers; we have a lot of them here. But I grew up in Austin, and so I didn't move here because it was a creative mecca; I was just lucky to live here.

The writing is just a boring job. It's just a horrible job.

State are not made, nor patched; they grow; Grow slow through centuries of pain, And grow correctly in the main; But only grow by certain laws, Of certain bits in certain jaws.

Be drug-free and smoke some crack.