he had kidded with us that if we didn't let go at the proper moment, he would slap our hands with a stick, and we had all laughed because who would be silly enough to hang on when they should let go?

Success is nothing without someone you love to share it with.

Originally I planned on starting a teapot collection. I really like them.

Failures not a bad thing. It builds character. It makes you stronger.

Being an entrepreneur is a mental job...It takes patients! YOU are doing more motivation to yourself than anyone on this planet.

The library made me feel safe, as if every question had an answer and there was nothing to be afraid of, as long as I could sort through another volume.

The naysayer has a place in your life, but if that is someone that you are considering to be your friend, do they truly add value in your life?

Being an entrepreneur is a mental job...It takes patience! YOU are doing more motivation to yourself than anyone on this planet.

Maybe is wasn't love so much as a fear of losing everything I'd accomplished. I was afraid to let go.

Grief makes gravity heavier and air molecules denser, so breathing is accomplished in a shallow, half-hearted way.

I never saw this coming - the little house was working its magic, connecting me to people and materials I never would have guessed would find their way into the picture.

Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In life, knowledge of poisons is essential. I've told you, nobody becomes an artist unless they have to.

Without overcoming the obstacles on the path, how can you get to the top of the mountain?

Never stick your tongue out at someone you can't lick.

It was that depressing time in the early morning where the only people about were milkmen, police officers- and time travellers.

Conscience and covetousness are never to be reconciled; like fire and water they always destroy each other, according to the predominancy of the element.

It has been my policy not to respond to each of the many canards which have been part of the campaign to discredit my investigation, nor to waste time trying to prove negatives.

A Big Mac - the communion wafer of consumption.

James Patterson has a way with female characters. He understands women in a way that a lot of male writers don't.

I'm going to shoot a muffin off Marlene's head.

I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one.