If I only could explain How much I miss that precious moment when I was free from the shackles of chronic pain.

I am disabled but I'm not my disability. Disability is just a little piece of me but it is not my whole personality

If y'can't see with yore own two eyes what's in front of them, then y'better off closin' 'em an' goin' t'sleep, 'tis far more restful! —Gerul

If I have learned how to write fiction it's by working with great writers and getting them to explain their craft to me so that I can do it in English.

There is a Passion natural to the Mind of man, especially a free Man, which renders him impatient of Restraint.

There speaks the man of truly noble ways, Who will not listen to the words of praise. In modesty averse, and with deaf ears, He acts as though the others were his peers.

When a bride insists on telling her lover everything, I suspect she is looking for a father, not a husband.

It is good to be Compared with the best player [Pele]. But my dad told me about Garrincha's style as he moved forward, went up, attacked and dribbled. Garrincha's style is more similar to Neymar's.

The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.

Faith is not the opposite of reason.

Always think of yourself as everyone's servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.

There's an assumption that because I'm an artist, I've got all the time in the world.