He didnt know what was defeating him, but he sensed it was something he could not cope with, something that was far beyond his power to control or even at this point in time comprehend.

Eventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done.

There's a sorrow and pain in everyone's life, but every now and then there's a ray of light that melts the loneliness in your heart and brings comfort like hot soup and a soft bed.

But to believe that getting stuff is the purpose and aim of life is madness.

For weeks Tyrone thought he was going to die any minute, and there were also times when he was afraid he wasnt going to die.

Life was not longer something to endure, but to live.

But you cant shut everyone out. I mean you have to have someone to love. . .someone to hold on to. . . someone--

All the energy of their frustration and fear going into their laughter.

...and he just sat back and stared at the tube, almost interested in what was happening, trying to find the ability to believe in that lie so he could believe the one within.

The top 10% of the people who are most creative, constructive and thoughtful, do not have much to do with churches. To them the canons of reason come first, making faith secondary and questionable.

Acceptance, Breathtaking performance, clarity in vision, beyond imagination thinking are the factors to success.

All writers have roots they draw from - travel, work, family. My roots are in science and it is fertile ground for fiction.

Nowhere in the world is safe," Count Olaf said. Not with you around," Violet agreed. I'm no worse than anyone else," Count Olaf said.

Why, exactly, are scientists supposed to accord "respect" to a bunch of ancient fables that are not only ludicrous on their face, but motivate so much opposition to science?

Everything in this world is about conflict because this is the kind of world that humans are born into.

Skateboarding is not for girls at all.

I never liked Queen. I can honestly say I hated Queen and everything that they did.

And some can pot begonias and some can bud a rose, And some are hardly fit to trust with anything that grows.

I'm always amazed at how people make work no matter how intense the pressure.