[Bobby Tom] finally understood Gracie's function in his life. She was God's joke on him.

Anything worth having is worth fighting for.

I happen to be immature, undisciplined, and self-centered, pretty much a little boy in a man's body, although I'd appreciate it if you didn't quote me on that.-Bobby Tom

Generous people are likely to receive more respect from their peers.

The Future of Money: Creating New Wealth, Work, and a Wiser World

People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books.

If you try to keep your most sacred ambitions off of your weekly calendar and your most genuine traits off of your resume, then you're missing out on the power of real integrity.

The wise and good are outnumbered a thousand to one by the brutal and stupid.

The voice of the sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander in abysses of solitude.

Pausing a few beats allows the spectators time to savor the experience of the miracle that has just occurred.

They who get off on tangents and ride hobby horses to death are they who become fanatic. Let them understand that they must be tolerant of others faults but never accept as justifiable their own.

The people of Floridas 2nd Congressional District said, Steve, go up there and fight to change the culture in Washington. Ive taken their instructions very seriously.

I would give anything to escape myself, Flynn thought, just for a day, just for a minute even. Just to know what it was like to think differently, to feel differently, and to not be me.