Do you think I got stung because I have honey in my coffee every day?

It’s a waste of time to be bummed on something, considering the amount of time that we have in this world.

Don't dwell too long on the past, forgive and let it go. Too many hours have been wasted on old regrets and sorrow.

Death does not wait for you to be ready.

The Fates guide the person who accepts them and hinder the person who resists them.

…you guessed that somewhere, in heaven knew what country and what guise, there was someone who was part of your body and your brain, and that without him you were lost, a straw blown by the wind.

I think that there are empty ecological niches in the literary landscape crying to be filled and when a book more or less fills a niche it's seized on, even when it's a far from perfect fit...

Of course I deprecate war, but if it is brought to my door the bringer will find me at home.

Our daughters are the most precious of our treasures, the dearest possessions of our homes and the objects of our most watchful love.

I stand by my record. I did some sharp things to get things right - too harsh - but a lot was at stake. But at the end of the day, what have I got? Just a successful Singapore.

I am glad I worked on a newspaper because it made me know I had to write whether I felt like it or not.

Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.