In life's small things be resolute and great To keep thy muscle trained; Know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, "I find thee worthy; do this deed for me?"

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Fate loves the fearless.

The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Light is the symbol of truth.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

Yes, heaven forbid I not be protected from tanks.

Make your life exciting. Do what you have to do as long as you don't hurt people.

Whether or not it needed to happen, I'm still convinced it needed to happen.

All the BEAUTY in the earth bears the FINGERPRINT of the master creator” Gordon B. Hinckley

I don't really do anything that isn't about writing, and I don't really know who I am if I'm not thinking about writing.

All the past up to a moment ago is your legacy. You have a right to it.

I am the Ultimate Warrior, you are the Ultimate Warrior fans and the spirit of the Ultimate Warrior will run forever.

I was always a reader. In the fifth grade, I got some sort of prize for having read hundreds of books from the library.

Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.