The cross is the ladder to heaven.

A man shall never be enriched by envy.

Desires are nourished by delays.

Music is the eye of the ear.

The profoundest thing writing teaches us is how much we contradict ourselves.

The point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His.

Luckily I never feel at one time more than half my pains.

The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society.

I was once described by one of my critics as an aesthetic fascist.

Sometimes you just get the feeling that here it is 11o'clock in the morning and you're not in school.

History goes out of control almost as often as nature does.

The life you want is waiting to rise up to meet you ... Will you accept it? Do you feel worthy enough to accept it?

Really think hard about what you want to do, because when you're doing what you want to do is probably when you'll be doing your best. And pray it is not a hobby so they'll pay you for it.

Like father, like son: every good tree maketh good fruits.