He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

Like Hitler, the President used the word lies to mean statements of fact not to his liking and presented journalism as a campaign against himself.

So many people release albums before Christmas and they get lost in the Christmas rush.

What one has not experienced, one will never understand in print.

My rule of writing is that no one can do what you can do, so jealousy or competitiveness are pointless. I am always happy when one of my sisters has a book published that I get to read.

I have received my all from God. Oh, that I could return my all to God.

Mysteries are due to secrecy.

I need to reach a lot of people to sell records.

I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.

The eye of the mind, like that of the body, can only extend its view to new objects, by losing sight of those which are now before it.

And a government that accepts that it will be judged more by its deeds than by its mere words.