Too much good fortune can make you smug and unaware. Happiness should be like an oasis, the greener for the desert that surrounds it.

A little town is like a lantern. Nothing's hid from sight.

When I was young they used to say people only threw stones at the tree that was loaded with fruit.

It's terrible when the weak are also cruel for then we are defenseless against them.

I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.

One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.

I've seen public opinion shift like the wind and put out the very fire it lighted.

...his hoofbeats fall like rain, over and over again.

Doorbells are like a magic game, Or the grab-bag at a fair -- You never know when you hear one ring Who may be waiting there.

And scandal has a way of catching up with those who disregard its power.

The sight of a cage is only frightening to the bird that has once been caught.

Throughout the ages, the wisdom has been taught. Now the language has changed, and truth is given in the language of science.

The Captain of the Watch says if you're still in the City by sunrise he will personally have you buried alive.

I went looking for my dreams outside of myself and discovered, it's not what the world holds for you, it's what you bring to it.

The two things that scare me most about wrestling fans is that they're allowed to vote and allowed to reproduce.

A woman who feels ugly can go to the best party and have a terrible time, but a woman who likes the way she looks can go to a funeral and have a marvellous time.

You just can't wake up out of bed and think you can figure out a gym. You definitely need some personal training.

There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us.

Anyone telling about his travels must be a liar, . . . for if a traveler doesn't visit his narrative with the spirit and techniques of fiction, no one will want to hear it.

Unless you really stand for something, people aren't motivated to go out and vote for you.

Morality, thou deadly bane, Thy tens o' thousands thou hast slain! Vain is his hope, whose stay an' trust is In moral mercy, truth, and justice!