It was not a mere man he was holding, but a giant; or a block of granite. The pull was unendurable. The pain unendurable.

To know a little less and to understand a little more: that, it seems to me, is our greatest need.

It is the ultimate wisdom of the mountains that a man is never more a man than when he is striving for what is beyond his grasp.

We are so clothed in rationalization and dissemblance that we can recognize but dimly the deep primal impulses that motivate us.

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As many ideas you can generate, encourage them to form nests in your mind, for one will surely liberate you.

Too many cold, hungry nights had taught her a special kind of practicality, but in that moment, she believed in his magic.

I have been to the speed of God, sir...and I discommend it.

Growing up in Northern California, I've only seen snow at Christmas maybe twice in my life! I was always jealous of my cousins on the East Coast with their white Christmases.

Life The machine The human soul A 75mm breech My portrait

We need to acknowledge that the death penalty is broken beyond repair.

Soul, a particle of God, is blessed with the gift of creative imagination, which finds a solution for every problem.

I worked from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. every night for a year to write the first Chicken Soup for the Soul book.

The worst kind of arrogance is arrogance from ignorance.