Life and death in a relationship depend on attitudes.

Charm is the enchanted dart, light and subtle as a hummingbird. But it is deceptive in one thing: like a sense of humor, if you think you've got it, you probably haven't.

...appetite turns common food into the fare of kings.

I want the privilege of guiding the arrows of my children and giving them the exhortations that can shoot them into the high place.

It isn't fair that there's pressure exerted on those who choose to live on the edges of the bell-shaped curve of normal.

When lost, I look for gas stations for counsel.

The way of surviving is to find meaning in suffering.

Plans can be like a winged horse, but their execution plods along pulling carts.

I wonder if we climb to heaven over the ruins of many cherished schemes.

Marriage is the learning of someone else's habits.

(Home) is you in things.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

Don't quit because it's hard. Quit because it's not hard enough

The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.

I adore dogs to the extent I think they are much more important than human beings. I like your dog much more than I like you.

The gospel assures you that your value is not dependent on your looks or material possessions.

Why do 'slow down' and 'slow up' mean the same thing? Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?

It is a very real concern and my view is that everything changed on September 11th and the procedure, the policies that were in place prior to September 11th no longer should apply.

What inspires me still: travel, art, photography, my kids, the places I haven't been to yet.

The art schools... you get young kids doing the most vile and meaningless crap. I think they believe every bit of it.

Liking is not always the child of beauty; but whatsoever is liked, to the liker is beautiful.