Do not allow your thoughts of what was to steal what can be.

Determination knows that you can do what it takes, even if that is hard or frightening, in order to achieve the goal you seek.

Success-minded people know that the greatest enemy to today's success is yesterday's success.

Our attitude will determine what we will strive for, whom we will be, and how our life will turn out.

The secret to wealth is hard work and good management.

If someone tells you that you can achieve your dreams with little to no work, they are lying to you.

You must always think big while you start small.

The big thinking gives us vision, power and direction, but it is the small steps that are the action of the process.

It is today that tells you if you learned from yesterday, and if tomorrow is possible.

God in His perfect wisdom gave you power to control only one thing in the entire universe, and that is you.

Never base your destiny on things you cannot control and have no power to change.

I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sand castles, houses of cards, that's where they begin. Their great skills is their capacity to escalate.

If I weren't out of my mind at this second, I would've sworn he nuzzled my temple.

The first rule of travel is that you should always go with someone you love, which is why I travel alone.

Bad herdsmen waste the flocks which thou hast left behind.

Sugar is the next tobacco, without a doubt, and that industry should be scared. It should be taxed just like tobacco and anything else that can, frankly, destroy lives.

Surely mortal man is a broomstick!

When I read something saying I've not done anything as good as 'Catch-22' I'm tempted to reply, 'Who has?'

Next, when I cast mine eyes and see That brave vibration each way free, O how that glittering taketh me!

Fearless is falling madly in love again, even though you've been hurt before.

It's also interesting to notice that most of the best Finnish speculative writers are women.