tonight i was taking down a man

When we know Him, we can be sure God hears our prayers.

Trying to keep up appearances is a signal of decay on the inside. Beware shallow living—in yourself and in others. It is only in the depths that life can thrive.

People who need people are threatened by people who don’t. The idea of seeking contentment alone is heretical, for society steadfastly decrees that our completeness lies in others.

The word music is a convenient way to talk about what I'm interested in, but actually, in some ways, it's a limitation.

Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow. The work you produce today will create your future.

When using dialect, use it lightly. A dialect word here and there is enough. All you want to do is suggest. Never let it call attention to itself.

A person cannot grow up through happiness. Happiness makes a person shallow. It is only through suffering that we grow up, transform, and come to a better understanding of life.

My father, the practical joker, did not care for practical jokes on himself; he did not encourage the practice in me.

I don't see why anybody should worry.

He found that it was easy to make a heroic gesture, but hard to abide by its results.