No greater love hath a man than he lay down his life for his brother. Not for millions, not for glory, not for fame. For one person, in the dark where no one will ever know or see.

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

A lot of being a writer doesn't have anything to do with writing. It's ironic - I have to squeeze the books in, even though that's what it's all about.

Instructions from Jesus will always yield favorable results.

A lot of Irish people perform. They perform in drawing rooms. They sing songs and they play piano.

Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.

If you don't ask for the best, you don't get it.

Thoughts come and go. Feelings come and go. Find out what it is that remains.

Listen to the customer's complaint and act fast.

In civilized society, women have the ultimate power. It's women who say "no," in civilized society. That's what you feminists never have understood.

Joy is being fully aware of reality.