If you would not step into the harlot's house, do not go by the harlot's door.

He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

Some persons do first, think afterward, and then repent forever.

To do evil for good is human corruption; to do good for good is civil retribution; but to do good for evil is Christian perfection. Though this be not the grace of nature, it is the nature of grace.

To pray against temptation, and yet rush into occasions, is to thrust your fingers into the fire, and then pray they might not be burnt.

Turn a major mistake into a master mentor, learn from it.

I think that society has to be careful not to shift all of its resources to the elderly versus the young. I get very concerned when people talk about cutting education budgets.

A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.

I don't dress for effect, and I think that it never works out when someone does.

Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction.

The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones.

The moment had passed, the door between the lives we could have led and the lives we led had shut in our faces.

Only the unimaginative can fail to find a reason for drinking Champagne

I make my patients feel like they're still part of life, part of some grand nutty scheme instead of alone with their diseases. With me, they still feel part of the human race.

The most consistent gift and burden of motherhood is advice.