In the life of each of us there is a place remote and islanded, and given to endless regret or secret happiness.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

Look bravely up into the sky, And be content with knowing That God wished for a buttercup Just here, where you are growing.

My childhood is very vivid to me, and I don't feel very different now from the way I felt then. It would appear I am the very same person, only with wrinkles.

A story should be managed so that it should suggest interesting things to the reader instead of the author's doing all the thinking for him, and setting it before him in black and white.

The growth of true friendship may be a lifelong affair.

I've found that people who look at things as they are, and not as they wish them to be, are the ones who succeed.

It seems to me like stealing, for men and women to live in the world and do nothing to make it better.

When she walked...she stretched out long and thin like a little tiger, and held her head high to look over the grass as if she were treading the jungle.

The warm sun kissed the earthTo consecrate thy birth,And from his close embraceThy radiant faceSprang into sight,A blossoming delight.

You must find your own quiet center of life, and write from that to the world.

If you think you know what your purpose is, but can never seem to gain satisfaction from it, then it’s probably not the purpose you’re destined for.

Never underestimate the size and scope of my problems.

The hardest thing about being productive is not the work, but the split second it takes to decide to take control.

As we take stock of this century of achievement, Ulster Unionists have every reason to feel proud.

Make a conscious effort to surround yourself with positive, nourishing, and uplifting people -- people who believe in you, encourage you to go after your dreams, and applaud your victories.

Makeup should be fun, not fascist.

Having listened to people for a long time, I believe many of us should be thankful not to be shot.

All our handling of the child will bear fruit, not only at the moment, but in the adult they are destined to become.

If you can find one thing in your life that can keep you in the moment, you're totally lucky.

Hope can see heaven through the thickest clouds.