You may think that you don't want to read about the problems of being brought up Mennonite, but the great thing about books is that you'll read anything a good writer wants you to read.

I would like my personal reading map to resemble a map of the British Empire circa 1900.

Mario the Magnificent is Orange!" His eyes sparkle with eagerness as he winks at me.

And there you have it...if I knew that I could only have a few nights in that man's arms or nothing, I would take those magic nights and use them to keep me warm for the rest of my life.

I didn't have anything to apologize for.

Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're tryin' to be so quiet?

One of the best uses of your time is to increase your competence in your key result areas.

The Canadian middle class is under less pressure than any other middle class in any developed country on the planet. So they feel good. They feel optimistic. They feel secure.

It is no bad thing to be a king-to see one's house enriched and one's authority enhanced.

It is not Justice the servant of men, but accident, hazard, Fortune-the ally of patient Time-that holds an even and scrupulous balance.

Problems are good, not bad. Welcome them and become the solution. When you have solved enough problems, people will thank you.

There is no relief at it being over. There is the joy of winning it.