I was thinking what a curious thing love is; only a sentiment, and yet it has power to make fools of men and slaves of women.

Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.

We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.

Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.

Is it not meningitis?

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.

Suddenly, it seems obvious to me: Only fantasy books can make sense of the skewed reality in which I live.

I kissed her, a long hard kiss. Because baby didn't know it, but baby was dead, and in a way I couldn't have loved her more.

Energy is the belief in a separation and that which creates and keeps the illusion alive.

Stop waiting and start working. Stop wishing and start walking.

Heaven ne'er helps the man who will not help himself.

Pittsburgh entered the core of my heart when I was a boy and cannot be torn out.

There are no words to express the abyss between isolation and having one ally.

The way is light and fluid for the man with no preferences.

We believe people are basically good. We believe everyone has something to contribute. We encourage you to treat others the way that you want to be treated.

But when I direct I become possessed, a possession I've never quite understood.