There are only two stimulants to one's best efforts: the fear of punishment and the hope of reward.

Fear if allowed free rein would reduce all of us to trembling shadows of men for whom only death could bring release.

Empathy nurtures wisdom. Apathy cultivates ignorance.

One death apiece is plenty.

He stared up at the moon, which looked like a giant hole in the sky, letting light through to the other side.

Love is always being given where it is not required.

In thinking about His many blessings, you view God's work from a new perspective.

You can't fake community, you can't force it, either.

Nothing makes a woman look so old as desperately trying to look young

Not being busy is something I worry about, but I think work begets work.

A novice always behaves with propriety.

First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.