The lottery of honest labor, drawn by time, is the only one whose prizes are worth taking up and carrying home.

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

A happy wedlock is a long falling in love.

I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be true to God.

Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day.

Novels and gardens, " she says. "I like to move from plot to plot.

May the four winds gather & disperse the strength to grant me with all the same blessings once bestowed upon the goddess of Olympus.

Maybe you don't just have one Goliath. Maybe you have his whole family!

You need a good bedside manner with doctors or you will get nowhere.

No candidate dares to look for a new campaign model that could really enhance the democratic process. Instead we are left with the current one which makes our candidates look like hucksters.

Islam is an ideology. It's not a race.

I'm not taking any interest in politics. I'm not involved in politics in any way. My life is in writing now.

Today, I find inspiration in music, art, traveling the world, and meeting new people.

Stir the eggnog, lift the toddy, Happy New Year everybody.

Don't get in my personal life.