Go softly by that river side Or when you would depart, You'll find its every winding tied; And knotted round your heart.

Beware of overconcern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.

I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.

A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition

Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.

This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.

If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The world will be yours and everything in it, what's more, you'll be a man, my son.

I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.

The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.

There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.

Never look backwards or you'll fall down the stairs.

My main purpose in life is to do everything on purpose.

Alexia wondered what it said about her character that Ivy had genuinely believed she would intentionally go climbing about the side of a floating dirigible.

Confession is for the confessor. It makes you feel good

I usually say I write for the smartest, cleverest, wittiest audience I know, and that's me.

Anything worth doing does not have to be done perfectly - at first.

City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public health measure.

I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose.

The only true gifts are a portion of yourself.

Coaching is unlocking a person's potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them.

My mom would leave her job, and there would be throngs of people screaming and banging on our car. I come from a very private family, but I was born into a public family.