The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

Women lose their lives not knowing they can do something different..." from Two or Three Things i Know For Sure

We dreamt of a crappy apartment somewhereMaking love while we let the midnight airFlow through the open window, into our closed heartsLeft bitter from heartbreak and too much time apart

Capture your reader, let him not depart, from dull beginnings that refuse to start

Damson was also old enough to know that you can never rely on other people to act as you would in almost any circumstance.

I'm the most communal person that exists and a very solitary person. So I think writing is a form of getting to the community and being alone, and it's the best of both possible worlds.

Sturdy beggars can bear stout denials.

If I can make an impact, I want to help some kids and bridge the gap between soccer and celebrity in America.

In my retirement I go for a short swim at least once or twice every day. It's either that or buy a new golf ball.

A community that learns together excels together. We need to form communities that learn together.

Probably the first time I was a boss was when I was associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California. I was in my early 30s.