The lonely sunsets flare forlorn Down valleys dreadly desolate; The lonely mountains soar in scorn As still as death, as stern as fate.

It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

Our breath is brief, and being so Let's make our heaven here below, And lavish kindness as we go.

A promise made is a debt unpaid.

Just draw on your grit; it's so easy to quit - It's the keeping your chin up that's hard.

Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.

No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success; If he thinks he is a winner, then he is.

The Wanderlust has got me... by the belly-aching fire

It's the steady, quiet, plodding ones who win in the lifelong race.

This is the law of the Yukon, that only the strong shall thrive; that surely the weak shall perish, and only the fit survive.

...political realism is the way forward for any system that is genuinely for humanity or for the interest and advancement of the people of this world.

Only a generation of readers will span a generation of writers.

Without books, the world will be void.

Years ago a black man spoke about love and was crucified. Then Martin Luther King spoke about equality and was shot. Can you SEE why?

Complex things are easy to do. Simplicity's the real challenge.

All human beings pass away. Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose. If love is to be a blessing, not a misery, it must be for the only beloved who will never pass away.

The last time I changed my camera was 50 years ago. All I need is a good face and the right light.

Nothing will turn a man's home into a castle more quickly and effectively than a dachshund.

The way I write is totally instinctive. I just write what I feel or what I find funny - and hope everyone else agrees.

Dream, rather than let yourself be dreamt