It is the evil that lies in ourselves that is ever least tolerant of the evil that dwells within others.

There is a courage of happiness as well as a courage of sorrow.

Do we not all spend the greater part of our lives under the shadow of an event that has not yet come to pass?.

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness.

Happiness is rarely absent; it is we that know not of its presence.

If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.

How strangely do we diminish a thing as soon as we try to express it in words.

The living are just the dead on holiday

At every crossroads on the path that leads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard the past.

We are never the same with others as when we are alone. We are different, even when we are in the dark with them.

Many a happiness in life, a many a disaster, is due to chance alone; but the peace within us can never be governed by chance.

Despair is the price one pays for self-awareness. Look deeply into life, and you'll always find despair.

We were despised and trampled upon but the Lord lifted us.

There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any others.

Now that I'm a dad, I'm practicing what I call 'one- handed cooking,' because I've got something more important in my other arm. I'm whipping up lots of frittatas and omelets.

Staring down hard truth takes guts.

I don't have to worry about any pop sensibility. I can write adult songs, and I don't have to worry about choruses and hook lines.

Love is the recognition of beauty.

Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.

No one wants life to end. It was bad enough when my last tour came to an end.

I won't be remembered for my writing. I'll be remembered as Scott's mistress.