People demand freedom only when they have no power.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

If you weren’t born with a silver spoon in your mouth, use Cosmic Ordering.

I grunted, hauling the rope hand over hand. A plaintive squeak came from the pulley system with each draw, as if I had strapped some unfortunate mouse to a torture device and was twisting with glee.

Living is risking.

There are three forms of visual art: Painting is art to look at, sculpture is art you can walk around, and architecture is art you can walk through

And since time sets its own tempo, like a heartbeat or an ebb tide, timepieces don't really keep time. They just keep up with it, if they're able.

The cross is the price of true love. Lord, give us the strength to accept and carry our crosses!

I always feel sorry for people who think more about a rainy day ahead than sunshine today.

My only day off is the day I pitch.

Not only will atomic power be released, but someday we will harness the rise and fall of the tides and imprison the rays of the sun.

In reality, we are still children. We want to find a playmate for our thoughts and feelings.