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A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

you'll never see my books on Vanity Fair I'm not the type of author they would want there

Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime and departing leave behind us footprints on the sands of time.

When forms begin to crumble there is always an opportunity for great deepening. By deepening I mean the arising of who you are beyond form.

What we forgot as children is that our parents are children, also. The child in them has not been satisfied or met or loved, often.

I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene.

Make it a habit to praise the horse when the horse yields.

Slavery it is that makes slavery; freedom, freedom. The slavery of women happened when the men were slaves of kings.

Must in death your daylight finish? My sun sets to rise again.

A misbehaving child, is a discouraged child