Inspiration is cross-pollinating.

But I find that for myself, without exception, the more I deal with the work as something that is my own, as something that is personal, the more successful it is.

Everything I do, I do for love.

Idiots are of two kinds: those who try to be smart and those who think they are smart.

Desire is often the greatest poison.

Yet in the maddening maze of things And tossed by storm and flood To one fixed trust my spirit clings I know that God is good!

The beauty, the poetry of the fear in their eyes. I didn't mind going to jail for, what, five, six hours? It was absolutely worth it.

Things should be judged by distance traveled rather than by current position.

If my father were still writing essays, every full-grown 'girl' would probably be transformed into a'woman'.

You have to know how to score.

I'm starting to understand that fear is like cancer - you can beat it back, but if it returns, it can be worse than ever.

I don't feel badly about that. There's a lot of energy on the golf course. The guys are playing great. I like the pairings in the afternoon. I'm going to take what we've got.

Akismet started on a $70 dollar-a-month server. Anyone can scrape together $70.