Even God lends a hand to honest boldness.

He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.

No just person ever became quickly rich.

He who labors diligently need never despair.

There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.

If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men's troubles and that will comfort you.

The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.

The character of a man is known from his conversations.

Nothing is more useful than silence.

[Y]ou have to learn to intake, to imbibe, to nourish yourself and not be afraid of fullness. The fullness is like a tidal wave which then carries you, sweeps you into experience and into writing.

Love can’t cover over the sins we cover up…If you want God and others to cover over your sin, stop covering it up.

Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.

Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. It would make sense that the poetry would reflect some of those same values, some of the same techniques.

When you walk into a room, a healthy, beautiful smile is incredibly important.

There are people who would rather choke than go see my movies. They write me letters all the time.

Chaos is everywhere and chaos is wonderful. That's all there really is. There is no today. There is no tomorrow. There is only eternity, perfection, consciousness, power, and light.

I think the question of abortion is one that should be left for the states to decide.

I am more comfortable doing comedy, and I want to perform comedy. When you can really make someone laugh, that's a healing experience. It's like music. A lot of music is really healing.

I have daughters and I have sons./When one of them lays a hand/On my shoulder, shining fish/Turn suddenly in the deep sea.