A mother is the truest friend we have.

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered the point is to discover them.

I don't write drafts. I write from the beginning to the end, and when it's finished, it's done

Troubles, like babies, grow larger by nursing.

I think so much of art is unconscious anyway, the artist doesn't know the real reason they're doing it. They're just kind of going along with it intuitively.

You cannot barter security for freedom, or freedom for security.

If you can't use dividends, it's not a bad thing to give it back to your shareholders. They'll use it somewhere else.

I always feel in improv that nothing is ever as good once it's repeated.

The world is not divided into the strong who care and the weak who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared for, not just because it is good for us, but because it is the way things are.

If there is one thing I can't stand, it is stupidity. I always say that stupidity is the Sin against the Holy Ghost.