Pleasant words are the food of love.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

The distant soul can shake the distant friend's soul and make the longing felt, over untold miles.

You'll never really be great unless you aim high.

Grilling is an easy tradition to start at any age! To get started, one only needs a modest investment in equipment and a little bit of outdoor space.

I realized that I was really tired of people popping on and off of my property like it was a train station on the supernatural railroad.

Every time you swim out to the rock, it gets a little closer.

Whenever we got a glimpse, their faces looked indecently revealed, as though we were used to seeing women in veils.

I usually like whatever I've recently finished best.

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

I prefer that Argentina wins the World Cup. Messi deserves it for all he has done in football. He's my friend, I wish him the best

I look upon youth in admiration and admire them for their curiosity about the world, their shape shifting, their ideas about the future.