Not to say "trophies" aren't wonderful, but they should not be your driving force.

I am always frustrated when I see situations that could have been handled simpler.

The work is more important than the reward.

I am going to die someday and I know where I am going.

If the chaos is overwhelming, I start making lists. To write it down puts it in perspective.

I think not having a routine is what keeps me centered. I only have a routine when I am working.

She, on the other hand, seized things, truly wanted them, was passionate about them, played for all or nothing, and wasn’t afraid of contempt, mockery, spitting, beatings.

Life is about balance. It's not about forgetting the bad times or escaping them. It's about creating enough good times to outweigh the bad.

In literature, you know only what you imagine

I'm always thinking about songs, I'm thinking of life maybe a little bit more lyrically than a computer programmer or someone like that.

Envy grieves. Jealousy rages.

The fact is that a liberal Democrat doesn't want to talk about ideology because they don't want to explain publicly what they're really doing.

The radio even weren't allowed to say there was a Holocaust and people were being killed right, left and center in these terrible camps.

If home is to have a greater lure than a tavern the wife must be at least as cheerful as the waitress.

When you can despise death, you have conquered all fears.

A haiku is the expression of a temporary enlightenment, in which we see into the life of things.