Sometimes I couldn't help thinking that the unluckiest thing about being the thirteenth child was having all those older brothers and sisters telling me what to do.

I’d much rather have good teeth than have diamonds and roses drop out of my mouth whenever I said something

Ideas are the easy part. The hard part is writing them down.

How can you know it's the best, if you don't learn about anything else?

In short, if we wish to see anything sensible done about the situation, we will clearly have to do it ourselves.

May you and your triple cursed wash water turn purple with orange spots and fall down a bottomless pit!

Always be polite to a dragon. It's harder than it sounds. Dragon etiquette is incredibly complicated, and if you make a mistake, the dragon eats you.

Murphy is a writer's best friend, but you have to keep an eye on him, or he'll steal the silver.

Sometimes, though, you have to do things for family, even if you'd rather not.

You can't force folks to have good sense, even if they're family. Maybe especially then.

Humility is as good for the soul as it is for the memory

The moment we become forgivers, then we are in line to enjoy the benefits of forgiveness.

Love may not be enough to wake a child in the morning, dress him, and get him to school, then to feed him at night, bathe him, and put him to bed. Still, can any of us imagine a childhood without it?

I can endure darkness as long as, I can hope that a new sun will rise tomorrow.

Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year. That's why you need a strong line of communication... which includes laughter.

Never use tricky or irrelevant headlines… People read too fast to figure out what you are trying to say.

Because we see reality in different ways, we must understand that we are looking at different truths rather than the truth and that, therefore, all photographs lie in one way or another.

Wood feeds the fire which burns it.

Enthusiasm is a plant which grows variously in the varying soils of different natures.

Surfing frees everything up. It's just the best soul fix. Life should be stress free, and that's what surfing is all about.

The Internet makes it easier to find good music I would have to say.