I have fallen a hopeless victim to the Turk; he is the most charming of mortals.

It's so nice to be a spoke in the wheel, one that helps to turn, not one that hinders.

To wake in that desert dawn was like waking in the heart of an opal. ... See the desert on a fine morning and die - if you can!

There is nothing more difficult to measure than the value of visible emotion.

I will have no locked cupboards in my life.

...the holy men sat in an atmosphere reeking of antiquity, so thick with the dust of ages that you can't see through it -nor can they.

...the holy men sat in an atmospherereeking of antiquity, so thick with thedust of ages that you can't see through it--nor can they.

Great persons, like great empires, leave their mark on history.

Then, as now, archaelogists and writers ventured where others feared to tread.

She always has close calls when she solves a mystery!

There is no joy in life like the joy of sharing.

In all places, and in all times, those religionists who have believed too much have been more inclined to violence and persecution than those who have believed too little.

The sugar industry doesn't want to see more of the agricultural areas turned into storm-water treatment areas. Ultimately they want to develop that land for houses and a shopping center.

Anyone may have diamonds: an heirloom is an ornament of quite a different kind.

A man is never more serious than when he praise himself.

Rejection is nature's way of telling you to write a better book.

Being from Texas, I would say I favor a pair of jeans you can wear some boots with.

If you want to know where you'll be five years from now, listen to what you're saying about yourself today.

This evening I wish to suggest that we Christians should accompany people on their pilgrimages. Specifically we should travel with people as they search for the good, the true and the beautiful.