Rising genius always shoots forth its rays from among clouds and vapours, but these will gradually roll away and disappear, as it ascends to its steady and meridian lustre.

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

He is dead already who doth not feel Life is worth living still.

I'd never get elected if people in North Carolina realized how liberal I am.

Happiness and health must be earned by absolute control of the emotional nature.

I find people attractive for more subtle reasons than just the way they look.

Worship, the act of freely giving love to God, forms and informs every activity of the Christian's life.

He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.

I was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and it is still home to me. My writing has taken me all over the world, but this is the place I come back to and the place where I find it easiest to write.

I think I'm under the radar enough where I don't think I'm typecast as anything yet, so I'm pretty free and clear.

I don't have a Bloomberg on my desk. I don't care.

I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there's nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.