Death does frame a person and somehow it is the good that stays.

We are all jellyfish, too pitiful and too afraid of being disliked to be honest.

Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.

Without darkness, nothing comes to birth, As without light, nothing flowers.

What is destructive is impatience, haste, expecting too much too fast.

We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.

The minute one utters a certainty, the opposite comes to mind.

The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever.

There are some griefs so loud/They could bring down the sky/And there are griefs so still/None knows how deep they lie.

A house that does not have one warm, comfy chair in it is soulless.

It is, I assume, quite easy to wither into old age, and hard to grow into it.

Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.

It’s tough to be a Christian in our world. We need to be willing to take on Jesus’ unpopularity and the scorn that is often heaped on Him.

Desire creates a starting point. Without it, no magic can be put into action.

The hard things in life, the things you really learn from, happen with a clear mind.

[Donald Trump] has had the good judgment and common sense to get back with all these people, who have written the legislation already.

With ADD, you’re curious. You’re eyes believe what they see. Your ears believe what others say. I learned to trust my eyes.

Wait until next time," he warned. "I'll do things that'll make you lose control within seconds.

I always think under par. You have to believe in yourself.

Sometimes when you're doing a comedy, the director will yell out "alts" and then the director gets the first laugh.

We have good personal relationship with President Obama, our relations are quite frank and business-like. And this is quite enough to do our job.