It is not the destination that matters, but how one arrives there.

The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.

Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.

We follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become.

In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.

Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.

Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly.

Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right.

Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?

Too many of us take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes.

One can have a wit, but not a witless

If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?

But I talk to you as I talk to my own soul, " he said, turning me to face him. He reached up and cupped my cheek, fingers light on my temple."And, Sassenach, " he whispered, "your face is my heart.

That, my dear, is what makes a character interesting, their secrets.

I still can't understand why anyone cares about what I do or what I say.

Grow up. Get a life. Life is pain. Anybody who tells you something other than that is trying to sell you something.

Gratitude is the realization that we have everything we need, at least in this moment.

I read, therefore I'm interested in writers.

It's a moral question.

Research shows that the happiest people are those who use their natural talents to the utmost.

Papa wasn't man enough, couldn't stand up to his responsibilities. Instead of taking care of me, he'd rather live lavishly.