Thought is the fountain of action, life and manifestation; make the fountain pure, and all will be pure.

Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.

Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears.

Ice upon ice, and yet, inside, she melted and mourned all the same.

To make the reader afraid, I had to be afraid.

Bren MacGuff: Well, honey, doctors are sadists who like to play God and watch lesser people scream.

When my husband first read a draft, he said, "You spend too much time describing the characters' outfits." He was right. I removed much of the clothes talk, but quite a bit remained.

Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress.

Nuclear power is here to stay, and we need to support a strong domestic uranium industry.

Jokes? There are no jokes. The truth is the funniest joke of all.

If you see a snake, just kill it - don't appoint a committee on snakes.

You try turning up in America without documents, without a visa, without a passport; you'll be treated as very, very much illegal.

This England never did, nor never shall, Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror.