It shows you exactly how a star is formed; nothing else can be so pretty! A cluster of vapor, the cream of the milky way, a sort of celestial cheese, churned into light.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

The presence of a good friend brings big smiles.

If you ask God for love, He may give you someone to forgive.If you ask God for patience, He may give you someone to bear.

There is no shame in confusion or fear. "There was only shame in the silence fear had produced. . . . It was the silence that betrayed us."

She still felt his gaze on her like the brush of a finger across the back of her neck, making her shiver.

My rule is to use whatever feels right at the moment and then break that rule if you want.

I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.

When you have to react to a lizard that's a tennis ball, it's a really, really difficult, tricky piece of craft.

Wait a minute, Juanita. Make up your mind. This Snow Crash thing—is it a virus, a drug, or a religion?" Juanita shrugs. "What's the difference?

And like an unfaithful mate, once a car has let you down you never sort of trust it again.

Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.