If I write what my soul thinks it will be visible, and the words will be its body.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

A concentrated mind and a sitting body make for better prayer than a kneeling body and a mind half asleep.

The only things that old age comes standard with: grey hair and wrinkles. Wisdom and intellect are earned.

The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one - America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.

To be deeply in love is, of course, a great liberating force.

You're never really happy. I'm certainly not. That's a good thing. It means you're always striving to do better. You hope the next piece will be better.

Join me in welcoming the next president of the United States, Paul Ryan.

We are the bees of the invisible. We madly gather the honey of the visible to store it in the great golden hive of the invisible.

When employers no longer offer secure full-time employment with benefits, then it's hard to expect employees to be loyal, engaged, and maximally productive.

Somebody called me a 'bruised romantic' once, and I like that.

Every novel begins with the speculative question, What if "X" happened? That's how you start.