In our days of prosperity it is more difficult to sustain a religious spirit than in times of adversity, because we are apt to forget that God who has bountifully given may also take away.

Happiness, I have grasped, is a destination, like strawberry Fields. Once you find the way in, there you are, and you'll never feel low again.

A rainy day can actually be a very important day. And a small hope isn't really small if it makes a lost hope less sad.

Silence made space for other people's words, which was important for those who needed to be listened to.

A person comes into the world with a fist-and a grasp. Yes, we are built to fight one another, but also to embrace. How cleverly we are created.

When I speak of religion I mean a constant inward sense of communion with God.

In LIFE, You Meet with People You Wish You Knew Them for Ages and you will meet with people you will wish they were gone for ages.

If you make your own path in this thing we call life, you will forever know that it was yours and not someone else's. - Michael A. Contés II

I love you like a big fish

He was a burning and a shining light.

My personal style falls between casual cool and meticulous slob. I'm most comfortable in jeans, but I love fashion.

I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.

For someone to be taken seriously it was valuable to have the appearance of someone who deserved to be taken seriously.

What I need is an Urban Thesaurus. I know what money is what I need is 600 different ways to say it.

When a woman veils her body in modest clothing, she is not hiding herself from men. On the contrary, she is revealing her dignity to them.

Being a poet is not a job or a profession but a way of life.