I know writers who write only when inspiration comes. How would Isaac Stern play if he played the violin only when he felt like it? He would be lousy.

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.

Happy people have everything to give.

The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.

I talk to my typewriter and that is what I've been working on for 40 years-how to write for talking.

What people think of you is none of your business.

Taking a walk isn't really taking a walk, taking a shower isn't really taking a shower, living isn't living, and dying isn't dying. It only appears to be.

These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat.But they have failed; our country is strong.

The reason why most people face the future with apprehension instead of anticipation is because they don't have it well designed!

I support LGBT rights and reblog things of girls kissing cause it’s cute.

When one is frank, one's very presence is a compliment.

We must get out of materialism.