I do not know where the error lies. I do not pretend to set people right, but I do see that they are often wrong.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

There will never be "the right time" in your life to do a great thing. You must create that time and greatness will follow.

Sometimes it's best to let your opponent think he has control.

We are each responsible for all of our experiences.

tiny: did someone die? me: yeah, i did. he smiles again at that. tiny: well, then... welcome to the afterlife.

When you make a business, you get to make a little universe where you control all the laws.

By virtue of my traditions, and my community, I worked hard to ensure that I was accepted as part of the traditional family of America.

No one can usurp the heights... But those to whom the miseries of the world Are misery, and will not let them rest.

They walked with a pedatory grace.... one of them ripped off their hood and said, "my name is Tally Youngblood and is a special circumstance".

I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way.

Every Kenyan writer has offered me something to hold onto, something to believe in.