There isn't, unfortunately, any way of discovering whether you can write a publishable novel except by writing it.

It isn't that inspiration doesn't exist, but it comes only with writing.

Being a writer in a library is rather like being a eunuch in a harem.

Solitude and quiet are highly desirable, but the lack of them is no barrier to writing... The will to work builds all the seclusion that one needs.

I've no desire to be ill-dressed; but I hate the feeling that I daren't be ill-dressed if I want to.

Writing's not always a pleasure to me, but if I'm not writing every other pleasure loses its savour.

Faith in God gives us joy. It is a certainty of His glorious blessings.

This was like being in one of those National Geographic magazines. We were among the natives now.

People assume that the meaning of a song is vested in the lyrics. To me, that has never been the case. There are very few songs that I can think of where I remember the words.

… The most worthy calling in life is that in which man can serve best his fellow man. … The noblest aim in life is to strive to live to make other lives better and happier.

The increase in the assets of the Federal Reserve Banks from 143 Million dollars in 1913 to 45 Billion dollars in 1949 went directly to the private stockholders of the [Federal Reserve] banks.

The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do.

Children allowed to take responsibility and given a serious part in the larger world are always superior to those merely permitted to play and be passive.

I just realized how bad it is when you're not in charge and you're a head coach.

Our lives are the results of our choices. To blame and accuse other people, the environment, or other extrinsic factors is to choose to empower those things to control us.

When you're bringing in a fairly unknown candidate challenging a sitting president, the population needs a lot more information than reduced coverage provides.