Let a man accept his destiny. No pity and no tears.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Better a serpent than a stepmother!

Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.

Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Tragedy isn't getting something or failure to get it; it's losing something you already have. Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.

Silence and chaste reserve is woman's genuine praise, and to remain quiet within the house.

I think the Internet, particularly the availability of information, is great. I do a lot of correspondence on-line and have a chat line to talk to my fans as well

Anyone who survives a southern childhood has enough material to last a lifetime.

Is there a more mysterious idea than to imagine how nature is reflected in the eyes of animals?

The pleasure of gratifying whim is very great. It is known only by those who are whimsical.

What has worked before is never as good as something that has never been tried before, even if it doesn't work.

In the past stories have been what tethers us to the world and they've made us who we are.

I don't want to be mediocre, this is the fear of my soul and my body.

The mother is the early care giver and primary source of identification for all children.... A daughter continues to identify with the mother

I'm a Christian first. I'm a family guy second. As much as I like coaching, as much as I like basketball, it's third, fourth, or fifth down the line.

It's up to me to create the life I want.