After death there is nothing.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

We must be careful more than ever what we let our hearts believe in.

Before God put that dream into you, he did not ask for the approval of anybody... It means anyone who tells you "it's impossible" is not from God!

I have a very childish attitude to books - a very non-analytic enthusiasm... like Alice falling down the chute.

You can't give someone five hundred punches in a film anymore. You beat on them, and they continue to stand there staring at you. That doesn't work. People just don't buy that anymore.

When we trust our brother, whom we have seen, we are learning to trust God, whom we have not seen.

Sorrow does not take away, but adds to the Christian's joy.

It is a matter of life and death for married people to interrupt each others stories; for it they did not, they would burst.

Passion is very important to me. If you stop enjoying things, you've got to look at it, because it can lead to all kinds of depressing scenarios.

Language always pre-exists us: it is always already 'in place', waiting to assign us our places within it.

Taken together, our songs are like a mural of our lives.