Three things see no end- A flower blighted ere it bloomed, A message that was wasted, And a journey that was doomed.

Adventure, yeah. I guess that's what you call it when everybody comes back alive.

If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world.

The hatched chick cannot go back to the shell, the falcon who has found the sky does not willingly sit the nest.

Harrier twisted himself sideways on his saddle to stare at him [Tiercel]. 'You had a vision,' he said flaty. Yes. No. I don't know. I...Yes. No.

Once the blinders are off, it's rather hard to go back to seeing things the way you used to.

Assume the attitude of prayer, and in time, the attitude will become prayer.

Of three things be wary- of a feather on a cat, The shepherd eating mutton, And a guardsman that is fat.

Inexperience can be overcome, ignorance can be enlightened, but prejudice will destroy you.

It's only gossip if you repeat it. Until then, it's gathering information.

I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene.

Our awareness of God starts where self-sufficiency ends.

Thirty percent of the Nation's energy comes off the gulf coast.

The person who has been photographed, not the total person, is dead, dead for having been seen.

True creativity is characterized by a succession of acts each dependent on the one before and suggesting the one after.

For most singers the first half of the career involves extending one's repertoire, the second half trimming it.

I feel that if you can transcend the color of your skin, with your talent, why carry that as a badge or a label?

Once freedom lights its beacon in man's heart, the gods are powerless against him.

Whatever you accomplish in life is a manifestation not as much of what you do, as of what you believe you deserve.

When you possess great treasures within you and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.

The best ideas are common property.