For some reason I seem to absorb the landscape and cultures where I am planted. A State Divided Symphony was inspired by the 150th anniversary of Missouri's entry into the Civil War.

For my qualifying concert, Helmut Walcha would not coach Charles-Marie Widor or any American compositions. In his defense, his forte was Germanic composers, and his forte was really a fortissimo!

I write not for the sake of glory. Not for the sake of fame. Not of the sake of success. But for the sake of my soul.

No ethical person wants to be a king or a queen, because there is no ethics and honor in putting yourself in a place higher than others!

If a man will not work he shall not eat.

Smiling back at her, it occurs to me that I've never met a mean librarian.

While fiction is often impossible, it should not be implausible.

You want to make your own decisions, but you ought to make those decisions with an eternal perspective.

Are you worried that, when you go to hell, you'll only be taking the local and not be on the express? Why would you look for a loophole to deny coverage to children with preexisting conditions?

Don't give up. Listen to others, but follow your own council.

I think every metropolitan city has its pockets of - that's what makes them great.

There was an old Woman who lived in a shoe She had so many children Her government subsidy check came to $4,892.