I was connected to God like that, and because he was there, I was connected to the whole of his creation.

True education flowers at the point when delight falls in love with responsibility.

You cannot change what you are, only what you do.

That's the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old.

After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.

One curious thing about growing up is that you don't only move forward in time; you move backwards as well, as pieces of your parents' and grandparents' lives come to you.

We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.

I stopped believing there was a power of good and a power of evil that were outside us. And I came to believe that good and evil are names for what people do, not for what they are.

If you want something you can have it, but only if you want everything that goes with it, including all the hard work and the despair, and only if you're willing to risk failure.

Read like a butterfly, write like a bee.

Just finished 'Secrecy' - truly enthralling both as a love story and as a tale of suspense - but much more than both.

Whereas previous generations had to face some unpredictability, current generations are facing unprecedented levels of instability.

Be batty, be traditional, and be proud.

I think of New York City lost in starsforgotten as a blue haired pet of childhood love Tonight the night is full

There is no sin or transgression, pain or sorrow, which is outside of the healing power of His Atonement.

I was never interested in singing in the church or school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.

Twenty-plus-year career, 500 drug controls worldwide, in and out of competition. Never a failed test. I rest my case.

Fear is the mother of all gods.

If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan will have possession of us.

Better a good enemy than a bad friend.

She was kind of girl who'd eat all your cashews and leave you with nothing but peanuts and filberts.