there's nothing in the human heart or mind, no place no matter how twisted or secret, that can't be endured - if you have someone to share it with.

Sometimes I think I must have a Guardian Idiot. A little invisible spirit just behind my shoulder, looking out for me...only he's an imbecile.

Librarians are the secret masters of the world. They control information. Don't ever piss one off.

If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an iron.

You become uneasy with people in direct proportion to how many lies you have to keep track of in their presence.

Pain shared is pain lessened; joy shared is joy increased. Thus do we refute entropy.

Anger is always - always - fear in disguise.

We are all time travelers moving at the speed of exactly 60 minutes per hour.

Shared joy is increased, shared pain is lessened.

Man, you're no smarter than me. You're just a fancier kind of stupid.

It's always coldest before the warm.

Just identify the very first physical action you need to take, and do it.

When others try to provoke (instigate) you and you don’t get provoked, it is known as a spiritual victory.

It is a bird’s imagination, not its wings, that determines how high it can fly.

Don't let other people's limitations limit you. Go for what you really want ... You just might get it!

One may sleep as long as one prefers, but one should know that each hour of excess sleep is an hour lost for learning.

I had a story-telling mother; she's written novels and short stories. So I feel like maybe I'm staying alive by telling tales.

Life is bearable even when it's unbearable: that is what's so terrible, that is the unbearable thing about it.

It is through our deepest intimate relationships that we can gain some of our soul's most powerful spiritual advancements.

Let me endeavor to lead you out of yourself: let me invite you to look unto Jesus.

A student comes to me with a piece of writing, holds it out, says, 'Is this good?' A whole sequence of emergencies goes off in my mind. That's not a question to ask anyone but yourself.