The successful cannot be unhappy -- it was a contradiction in terms.

The mind is constituted to accept the god of the more powerful. If you have to choose between the god of the slave owner and the god of the enslaved, naturally you will choose the former . . .

Doubt is the ally of hope, not its enemy, and together they made all the blessing he had.

It is everyone's bounden duty to try to get more than they have got already. If you have got two shillin' you try to make it into four shillin' . . . there is no end to it.

Nothing a man suffers will prevent him from inflicting suffering on others. Indeed, it will teach him the way

Only way to live here is day by day, same as anywhere.

Work is created to be an instrument through which you release your potential

An exhausted parent can’t provide the best care, although occasionally, we have all had to do so.

It was strange, really. A couple months ago, I had thought I couldn’t live without him. Apparently I could.

The most rigid structures, the most impervious to change, will collapse first.

Art is nothing more than the shadow of humanity.

Christian giving is to be marked by self-sacrifice and self-forgetfuln ess, not by self-congratula tion.

If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story.

When you say too much about anything important, it always ends up sounding more trivial than it is. Words trash it.

Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.

Oh thank you, Jesus." "It's Roarke." He tapped a finger on Eve's head. "You really shouldn't forget your own husband's name.