The dog growled again, long and ferocious. The hair on my neck tingled.And just when I knew he would attack, a horrible scream split the air, and Darlene passed out and fell over on her side.

I don't care about your pasti know one thingthati want to be your last

...some of the best love poems have been written by monks and nuns...

Losing something might be a blessing

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

How dare you, unless you can hold up your own life as a model of rectitude, achievement, and halcyon happiness, open your mouth about the stubborn secrets of living?

I want to make guys put the ball in play. If I give up ten hits, then I give up ten hits. But I want to work on making them earn it.

I never think of what it's going to be like later. I only think in the present tense. The only time I think backwards is when I have to reissue something.

It's a good thing to learn early that other people's opinions do not matter, unless they happen to be true.

Don't consider me too demanding if I ask you once again to set great store by holy books and read them as much as you can. This spiritual reading is as necessary to you as the air you breathe.

Actors are able to trick themselves into treating anything as if it's fantastic. It's a kind of madness really.