I never actually learned the rules of grammar, relying instead only on what sounded right.

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

[To] Immediately...turn to our spirit and exercise our spirit to contact God...practically means that we do not trust in ourselves but in God.

Who so loves believes the impossible.

Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed

Actually, sometimes in the media, your harshest critics can be your peers.

I was bitterly resentful, but somehow greatly relieved. And I respected him enormously for his clarity of thought, his obvious caring, and his unwillingness to equivocate in delivering bad news.

Don't wait until you're in a crisis to come up with a crisis plan.

In a family it is normal to take charge of those who need help. Do not be afraid of frailty!

Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.

I have never regretted my silence. As for my speech, I have regretted it over and over again.

I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.