[Optimism] acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise.

You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.

Nobody's perfect. We're all just one step up from the beasts and one step down from the angels.

Horses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out.

One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by.

You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is "If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim

Most important thing in life is learning how to fall.

But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant.

The fact is, you don't love me, and you haven't destroyed me. You don't have what it takes to do that.

When someone's wounded, the first order of business is to stop the bleeding. You can figure out later how best to help them heal.

You knew I would find you and you knew what I'd do when I did." -Cort (The Carver's Problem)

Some of the things I hated my parents for when I was younger are the same things I love my parents for now that I'm older.

Those who feel the pain of others are the most eligible for all joy of the world, unfortunately this rule is too corrupt.

Short of genius a rich man cannot imagine poverty.

It's exciting for people to define who they are in relation to what I write - whether it be by loving or hating it.

The strongest bank in the United States will last only so long as the people will have sufficient confidence in it to keep their money there.

[Albert Camus] always held a profound commitment [engagement], a real resistance to all totalitarianism.

Life is a near-death experience.

Now I spend hours on headlines - days if necessary. And when I get a good headline, I know that my task is nearly finished.

Misery and shame are nearly allied.