The old bitterness came up in him and he did not have time to cogitate and push it down.

I got to wear blinders all the time so I won't think sideways or in the past.

I am not meant to be alone and without you who understands.

The most fatal thing a man can do is try to stand alone.

The people dreamed and fought and slept as much as ever. And by habit they shortened their thoughts so that they would not wander out into the darkness beyond tomorrow.

That was the best of all. To speak the truth and be attended.

What did he understand? Nothing. Where was he headed? Nowhere. What did he want? To know. What? A meaning. Why? A riddle.

The eyes of his friend were moist and dark, and in them he saw the little rectangled pictures of himself that he had watched a thousand times.

It was like that kid had been born knowing how to read. He was only in the second grade but he loved to read stories by himself - and he never asked anybody else to read to him.

Next to music, beer was best.

He did not wholly understand the intricate play of ideas and the complex phrases, but as he read he sensed a strong, who purpose behind the words and he felt that he almost understood.

After all, a homeless man has reason to cry, everything in the world is pointed against him.

We will not be able to find peace if our minds are burning with the fires of resentment. Let us forgive and forget to create peace.

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.

Excuses are great, they come in handy in life. Except when they come between a relationship.

I've told myself I have a chance to make history, and that's my focus.

Love gives up the right to get even.

Such a movement would cause the ACLU to go bananas!

Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first.

I you're in prayer, take care of your heart. If you're eating, take cre of your throat. If you're in another man's house, take care of your eyes. If you among people, take care of your tongue.

Shakespeare said, "Kill all the lawyers." There were no agents then.