No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly; and this self-deceit is yet stronger with respect to the offspring of the mind.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Truly there is a Living God, and He is the hearer and answerer of prayer.

Cats do not abide by the laws of nature.

Never forget that you have the spark of the divine in you. Whatever you do or don't do won't change this fact.

The less I seek my source for some definitive, the closer I am to fine.

Aging does not need to be hidden or denied, but can be understood, affirmed and experienced as a process of growth by which the mystery of life is slowly revealed to us.

I was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and I hate Michigan.

Tasteful illumination of the night, Bright scattered, twinkling star of spangled earth.

Faith is always about the Future.

The main reason I want someone to read a story of mine is so they can enjoy it and feel like they got something interesting out of it.