I've always just wanted to earn my living by writing. The best thing is to go into my study in the morning and stay there and put words together.

People perish. Books are immortal.

Golf requires only a few simple Rules and Regulations to guide the players in the true nature of its sporting appeal. The spirit of the game is its own referee.

Suicide leaves everyone feeling guilty.

The true currency of life is time, not money, and we've all got a limited stock of that.

But clever people all make one mistake. They all think everyone else is stupid. And everyone isn't stupid. They just take a bit more time, that's all.

You can't make sense of the present unless a part of you lives in the past.

Politics is never a victory, it's just the remorseless grinding forward of events.

Their souls were contagious. ... Bloodsuckers, spiders and vampires: that was what Lenin called them.

If one first gives himself to the Lord, all other giving is easy.

The natural impulse of men is to follow and whoever has the strongest sense of purpose will always dominate.

My mother cooked her last Christmas standing rib roast in 1987 and died a few weeks afterward.

You have to have something that is forever, something that is invisible.

I would definitely line up for 'The Lord of the Rings.' I'm a huge 'Lord of the Rings' geek.

One should hate very little, because it's extremely fatiguing. One should despise much, forgive often and never forget. Pardon does not bring with it forgetfulness; at least not for me.

The more you talk about something, the less accurate it gets.

I think the American public has gone from really almost white-hot anger in 2010 to an anxiety knowing their government needs to work.

An acre in Middlesex is better than a principality in Utopia.

Every time we sin in thought, word, or deed, we're essentially saying in that moment that, "I don't need you God. I don't want you God. I like my way better than your way."

The perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect!"