Laughter always forgives.

Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without thorn.

Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful.

Probably human cruelty is fixed and eternal. Only styles change.

My life looked good on paper - where, in fact, almost all of it was being lived.

When the past is forgotten, the present is unforgettable

Closure is a greasy little word which, moreover, describes a nonexistent condition. The truth, Venus, is that nobody gets over anything.

Perhaps there are other bits of my life that would take on content, take on shadow, if only I read more and thought less about money.

When you’ve lost all your play, guess what love becomes. Work. Work that gets harder every hour.

Love is blind; but it makes you see the blind man; teetering on the roadside . . .

Every 10 years you're a different person, and the really great books evolve with you as you get older. They're full of new rewards.

True success and satisfaction in stock investments comes from owning both your failures and your successes.

Learn to choose and how it’s done… Learning what to choose and how to choose it is the best way of getting your bigger picture out of your passport size potentials!

I remember when you could get a good, virgin meal for half the price.

We do not want riches, we want peace and love.

There's always the chance you could die right in the middle of your life story.

You're not sick you're just in love.

Enjoy failure and learn from it. You never learn from success.

Remind yourself that you're bound to get better. Don't get down on yourself. Don't beat yourself up. It's the next opportunity that matters, not the last one.

So whether you do your first downward dog at 14 or 44, it’s not your history but your presence on your mat that counts.

We may have many acquaintances, but we can have but few friends; this made Aristotle say that he that hath many friends hath none.