In all conversation between two persons, tacit reference is made, as to a third party, to a common nature. That third party or common nature is not social; it is impersonal; is God.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Keep marching boys and girls. Keep marching

Freedom is my soul-spirit set free from any chains.

Oh, that boy is in so much trouble.' Exie screeches out of the parking lot as if Jerran can hear her.

Nonfiction. I didn’t choose it as much as it chose me. It squatted and birthed me one raw winter day then jerked me up and set me to scribing.

Know thyself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

Not everybody needs to go to university; they can get out and start working straight away.

Children should always feel like the adults are living in this world to nurture them, to take care of them, to protect them from any bad thing that might come.

TV—a clever contraction, derived from the words Terrible Vaudeville. We call it a medium, because nothing's well done.

Generally, I am opposed to painting which is concerned with conceptions of simplicity. Everything looks busy to me.

The meaning of a communication is the result you get.