I miss it like an ex-con misses the other inmates.

But here, the rain was just another part of the landscape. Like it was the thing that lived here and we were merely visitors.

I see entrepreneurship, like many other activities, as a type of mission. A mission by which we can provide better life chances and quality for both our current and future generations.

But in a time of war, knowledge made interesting friendships. Soon, the scholars and the thieves were . . . well, thick as thieves.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

I've never gone for having a great voice, for cultivating one. I'm still not doing it now.

God reveals himself to those who wait for that revelation, and who don't try to tear at the hem of a mystery, forcing disclosure.

THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is beautifully written, perfectly paced, expertly structured, and simply unputdownable. Koryta is an absolute master.

Mentally, you must believe it before you physically start it, or else you will never reach prosperity.

I'm now comfortable playing a lot of the old songs, and I've gotten out a lot of the old equipment.

Having examined three thousand haiku poems - two persimmons.

I'm not much given to straight, irony-free hero-worship.