Cunning is strength withheld.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Enlightenment is the ultimate nourishment for body, mind, and soul. It is the ultimate freedom and ecstasy of life.

You could be great. You could rattle the stars. You could do anything if only you dared.

As sure as God is good so surely there is no such thing as necessary evil.

Directing has completely changed the way I write and watch films.

Well, I didn't really admit that I anywhere until my daughter started school and I knew I couldn't pull up and leave when I felt like it.

You must fight social media fire with social media water.

If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge.

Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people.

If I can write one sentence, simple and true every day, I'll be satisfied.

I always work with text orally in the writing process, saying passages aloud to measure flow.