a heart may be lifted up and cast down in the same moment, as sometimes sunshine comes while rain is falling and builds upward in the sky tall reaches of misty, unlikely beauty.

A parting is sadder than a death, Ma always said, for two people are dead to one another and yet go on living.

Mouths talk without authority sometimes.

a mother-in-law's praise says more in a woman's favor than anything else in the world.

Pity makes a thin drink, indeed.

The purpose of the Christian life is to reveal Jesus Christ to the world.

Another name for destiny is opportunity, once you miss it, your destiny is gone.

When you find the best path ahead of you, leave all other paths behind you!

Profitability is the sovereign criterion of the enterprise.

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.

Life is always rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.

We are all like Scheherazade's husband, in that we want to know what happens next.

I have read all my novels that were translated into English. Reading my novels is enjoyable because I forget almost all the content in them.

The cities of the future will be much smaller than they are today.

Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is.