When I write I just keep a waste paper basket handy in case I am experiencing a block.

Happiness is a mysterious thing, to be found somewhere between too little and too much.

and when all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful.

To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast

Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom we wish to strike a sympathetic chord.

It's courage, not luck, that takes us through to the end of the road.

It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape.

Red roses for young lovers. French beans for longstanding relationships

I have come to believe that the best kind of walk, or journey, is the one in which you have no particular destination when you set out.

The more you write, the better you will write! So - keep at it!

But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer.

Women divided by ego and united by gossip, Men divided by women and united by beer

We always hate people who surprise our secrets…

Man has his will - but woman has her way.

The people who harvest America's food must be treated with respect and earn a living wage.

They too wonder about the nature of existence, where they've come from and where they're going to and how much time they have.

A lot of different things had to come together over the years, accumulated experiences of a general and personal nature, before the idea and the decision were developed and then carried out.

Because golf exposes the flaws of the human swing - a basically simple maneuver - it causes more self-torture than any game short of Russian roulette.

The American people have the right to know and understand the laws they live under. And they tend to demand answers sooner or later.

We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.

I grew up performing in theatre.