Forgiveness is the divinest of victories.

Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.

When you are not happy with your life, always think that someone is happy simply because you exist

It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.

Even the weak become strong when they are united.

Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.

Did you think the lion was sleeping because he didn't roar?

Every true genius is bound to be naive.

Keep true to the dreams of your youth.

Mankind is made great or little by its own will.

Art is the daughter of freedom.

If there is no personal God, everything is permissablel, and if God exists, everthing is possible.

Start thinking of your guilt as being selfish, because guilt blocks opportunities from arriving for those you care about and for you.

If you're in a good profession it's hard to get bored because you're never finished-there will always be work you haven't done.

There is no such thing as defeat except when it comes from within. As long as a person doesn't admit he is defeated, he is not defeated-he's just a little behind and isn't through fighting.

One of the agonies of being an author is to know when to stop writing.

I'm not going to talk about my private life with a total stranger, unless I feel like I need to. Why would I? I don't.

I like to have everything smiley and happy for my husband. Men don't want to see a grumpy face at the end of a hard day.

Coffee comes in five descending stages: Coffee, Java, Jamoke, Joe, and Carbon Remover.

A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job

Writing is thinking on paper. Anyone who thinks clearly should be able to write clearly-about any subject at all.