Life can seem like a gloomy wait in the thick of black shadows.And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.

When I count my blessings, I find you in every one.

I love you" means I want you to be happy.

Music is happiness with a steady pulse.

Alas, impatience is but another form of unhappiness. It is true, it is true. I have never met a happy impatient person.

Happiness is never in a rush. If you move too fast, you leave it behind.

Laugh and smile for no reason at all. Giggle grins are a magnet for happiness.

Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it.

The rarest, truest beauty is visible only to the heart.

The real beauty of a woman is most clearly seen in the smiles of those who interact with her.

The crazy thing about poetry is how its simplicity makes it complicated.

Did you forget a dentist appointment or something, big guy? Where the hell did you hop off to?

Market economy favors the have against the have not

One of my primary objects is to form the tools so the tools themselves shall fashion the work and give to every part its just proportion.

A single soul is richer than all the worlds.

Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.

What do these so-called artists mean when they preach the discovery of the'new'? Is there anything new? Everything has been done, everything has been discovered.

In the age of globalization pooled sovereignty means more power, not less.

I believe writers should be able to write about anything - anything - but there is also a sense in which your lived experience shapes what you write and what you don't write.

A match made in heaven set the fires in hell.

I'm using more energy than ever.