... in this valley of tears we must expect much sorrow and little consolation.

Hold your eyes on God and leave the doing to him. That is all the doing you have to worry about.

In prayer, more is accomplished by listening than by talking.

Follow your own way of speaking to our Lord sincerely, lovingly, confidently, and simply, as your heart dictates.

Suffering borne in the will quietly and patiently is a continual, very powerful prayer before God.

Cordial love of the neighbor does not consist in feelings. This love flows not from a heart of flesh but from the heart of our will.

The great method of prayer is to have none. If in going to prayer one can form in oneself a pure capacity for receiving the spirit of God, that will suffice for all method.

With God there is no need for long speeches.

Hell is full of the talented, but Heaven of the energetic.

An evil discovered is half healed.

Is there world enough for me?

And?” I crossed my arms over my chest. I almost tapped my foot waiting for him to answer, but caught myself and held my foot still. That would have been weird—way too much like my mother. ~Milayna

He had the nerve not to drink in a University where you proved your manhood by being drunk most of your first year.

It would seem that marsupials are poor imitations of full-fledged mammals. Their inadequacy gives them a certain appeal

A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.

Money that may never be spent is nothing but a miser's toy. Saving as an exercise in self-denial is an invalid goal, a sick use of money.

Money is not wealth. Money is a claim on wealth.

How strange it is to be human. For a short moment we are conscious of the glories of life then we become silent again. Perhaps there is more. Look more deeply into the matter.

Perhaps my children will live in stone houses and walled towns - Not I

I like to think I don't make music for ignorant people.

Have fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you're trying to do more than just make money.