Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our fellowship in Middle-earth. Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.

Slight changes simply make a blur.

The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue.

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead. Today and tomorrow are yet to be said. The chances, the changes are all yours to make. The mold of your life is in your hands to break.

How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

The chief purpose of life, for any of us, is to increase according to our capacity our knowledge of God by all means we have, and to be moved by it to praise and thanks.

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons.

It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.

Instead of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen, not dark but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Tempestuous as the sea, and stronger than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me and despair!

I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.

Composing demands a degree of isolation.

Sweet are the thoughts that savor of content: the quiet mind is richer than a crown.

I know most of the black players who preceded and followed me at Duke. They all contribute to our tradition of excellence on the court.

I don't hate anybody. My character is one thing, but me as an individual is completely different.

The kids are saying 'Make Love, Not War', and I'm beginning to think they're right. For war costs millions of dollars a day, and love--just a few bucks a night!

If you want to get wet, go out to where it is raining; If you want to be a saint, find one and hang out with him.

Maturity means learning the value of that which is hard-earned.

Love is never jealous. It's a connection. It's an energy. It's an embodiment.

Riches have wings, and grandeur is a dream.