Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.

Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.

I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself.

I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I am no arithmetician. Numbers that speak only of numbers are of little interest to me.

Dawn was coming. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts.

Hespe's mouth went firm. She didn't scowl exactly, but it looked like she was getting all the pieces of a scowl together in one place, just in case she needed them in a hurry.

My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.

Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason.

...nothing in the world is harder than convincing someone of an unfamiliar truth.

If you try to take our heart without earning our soul, our heart will break

One day ladies will take their computers for walks in the park and tell each other, "My little computer said such a funny thing this morning".

To me, the coaching profession is one of the noblest and most far-reaching in building manhood.

It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn't in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals.

People feel certain things. Hispanics feel certain things towards blacks. Blacks feel certain things towards other groups. It's been that way historically and it will always be that way.

I came to realize in my late 20s that my velocity is not going to grow so I had to learn to utilize what I had.

To be a good model, I'd need a lot more confidence... and more confidence to be more bare.

When Jesus died on the cross, so did your sin; when He rose from the dead, so did your HOPE.

If they think they can get anyone who could have better handled the complex and difficult issues surrounding North Korea, Iran and other controversies, they are not understanding the world right now.

Schizophrenia demons live in my head.