When a man takes good care of the woman, she takes care of his competitors.

Those who intend to destroy me, underestimate my ability to regenerate.

When I hear that people live by the book, I always wonder which one.

By not letting me turn you into something you're not, you've helped me be more of myself.

People relate giving to reciprocity. They expect things to be expressed in a way they can understand, which is usually their own.

I like you. Therefore I will decorate you with qualities you don't have.

It's far more important why is being said, than what.

We always get help we ask for. "Knock and the door will open" Make sure it's the right door.

Love is blind. Especially in the morning, because I can't see a damn thing before having coffee.

I think I must have invented you on one of those days I was really bored.

I'm not trying to put you down, but even if I did, you'd have nowhere to go.

The difference between those who adapted and those who didn't, Gorton said, was a willingness to totally commit.

He had had no experience in asking for a job with a big organization, and Mr. Dilling was making him aware of what a fine art it was--if you couldn't run a machine. A duel was under way.

Do not use worldly methods or apply human force to prevent sin

And, instead of pelting these babbling idiots with their own freshly toasted marshmallows, everyone else sitting around the fire is often nodding and smiling and looking solemny thoughtful.

Get out of this office! I'll have no feelings here.

Even the most productive writers are expert dawdlers.

You're not supposed to die with your potential. A life well lived squeezes all the potential placed within and does something with it.

Its a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?

What's right for New York or California, is not necessarily right for Iowa.

I do have people in mind when I write. I don't know precisely who they are, however, or how many of them there are.