Nullum ad nocendum tempus angustum est malis. No time is too short for the wicked to injure their neighbors.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

I love him wholly and unconditionally and without reservation. I love him enough to sacrifice a friendship. I love him enough to accept my own happiness and use it, in turn, to make him happy back.

It was the calm before the storm, and holy crap, my bones knew it was going to be the storm of my life.

Every man has a right to be equal with every other man.

Take not God's name in vain; select a time when it will have effect.

To not dare is to have already lost. We should seek out ambitious, even unrealistic projects, because things only happen when we dream.

The local painters were my idols...These artists, too, were grown-ups, but they were grown-ups who could still see! Their eye was still in love! Like mine!

The two elements of the suburban pattern that cause the greatest problems are the extreme separation of uses and the vast distances between things

Code as if the next guy to maintain your code is a homicidal maniac who knows where you live.

The odd thing is, that I wrote The Great Spring while I had cancer and it's not about cancer. It was after I was done with cancer that I wrote a book about it.

America guarantees equal opportunity, not equal outcome.