Think of what is and don't let what might have been distract you.

The world had to change and for some reason the prosperity of men always results in them taking ever more from wild creatures and places.

In the dead of night I stirred. Wakefulness flowed back into me. I was a cup full of sorrow, but that sorrow was stilled, like a pain that abates as long as one does not move.

Isn't it strange how wise counsel can cool the hottest head? He made sense but my heart screamed protest.

Be very chary of telling your hoarded secrets. Many lose all power once they have been divulged.

There would always be dishonorable things done to preserve the honor of any power.

Everything she sang was true. I will leave it to you as to whether the truth can exist with details omitted, or if those lacks make a lie of it.

Assassins take no pride in fighting fairly. We take pride in winning.

I could not make it right, but I could make someone pay for how wrong it had been.

This was misery that could not yield, for he sorrowed for a time he could not return to, and a self he would never again be.

The word of a cat is not to be relied upon.

Accepting the reality of our sinfulness means accepting our authentic self. Judas could not face his shadow

We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.

Example is leadership.

I like to sing ballads the way Eddie Fisher does and the way Perry Como does. But the way I'm singing now is what makes the money.

Features that offer value to a minority of users impose a cost on all users.

Reproach is infinite, and knows no end.

I know the President [Barack Obama]. I like him and respect him. That does not mean I agree with all of our government's policies, whether they come from Democrats or Republicans.

What I want out of tennis is not necessarily just winning.

if you cannot get what you want, common sense suggests that you should put your mind to wanting what you can get.

Challenges that tax our faith are usually opportunities to stretch and strengthen our faith by finding out if we really believe the Lord will help us.