You have to conquer the mountain if you are going any futher

Don’t bring the ocean if I feel thirsty, nor heaven if I ask for a light; but bring a hint, some dew, a particle, as birds carry only drops away from water, and the wind a grain of salt.

I, too, have stars/ and blue depths.

ONE WORDOne word— one stonein a cold river.One more stone—I'll need many stonesif I'm going to get over.

Feelings don’t follow rules. Guilt does. Fear does. But attraction? No way.

You cannot define success and do that exceptionally well without a mention of "gratitude".

A good beginning makes a good end.

People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.

Fortunately, I'm in a band with people who really like and respect each other personally.That makes this whole experience so much better.

Daisies smell-less, yet most quaint, And sweet thyme true, Primrose, first born child of Ver, Merry Spring-time's harbinger.

The only difference between 'fear' and 'excitement' is what we label it.

The Jews have never been ashamed of being Jews, whereas homosexuals have been stupid enough to be ashamed of their homosexuality.

The Apple Pie Hubbub was a significant novel for me, because that's when I first started using verbs.

Self-respect is to the soul as oxygen is to the body. Deprive a person of oxygen, and you kill his body; deprive him of self-respect and you kill his spirit.