But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer.

Happiness is a mysterious thing, to be found somewhere between too little and too much.

and when all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful.

To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast

Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom we wish to strike a sympathetic chord.

It's courage, not luck, that takes us through to the end of the road.

It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape.

Red roses for young lovers. French beans for longstanding relationships

I have come to believe that the best kind of walk, or journey, is the one in which you have no particular destination when you set out.

The more you write, the better you will write! So - keep at it!

The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.

God never talks. But the devil keeps advertising, Father. The devil does a lot of commercials.

There was a product which seemed attractive, expensive, portable, beautiful and simple. Everybody talked about its beauty but they bought it for it's simplicity.

When nothing is possible, then do the impossible.

Music is a medicine that is self prescribed.

There's a lot about records that you cannot feel from a CD.

"Americans do not presume to equate God's purposes with any purpose of our own...."[Prayer] teaches us to trust, to accept that God's plan unfolds in his time, not our own.

I think there is a time, if I can say this; there is a time in a message where you might just tell a story to give your audience a break.

And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make public access to our public records surer, faster, and more comprehensive.

Calling you an idiot would be an insult to all the stupid people.

I wouldn't know how to think inside the box because I don't even know where it is. I wouldn't know how to do it any other way.