I do not know everything; still many things I understand.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

I think in some ways it's good to have at least one thing for which you could be really immortal, you know?

All quiet along the Potomac they say Except now and then a stray picket Is shot as he walks on his beat, to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the thicket.

Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.

Love passes quickly, and passes like a street Arab, anxious to mark his way with mischief.

Every person I've met has influenced my songs.

You can not lead a battle if you think you look silly on a horse.

I have realised just how important it is to readers to feel that fictional stories are based on reality.

If I had it to do all over again . . . I wouldn't change a thing.'. . . the final expression of narcissism, the last gesture of self-congratulation.

I am very interested in place, and the influences of place on characters.

He who regards all things as one is a companion of Nature.