War, to sane men at the present day, begins to look like an epidemic insanity, breaking out here and there like the cholera or influenza, infecting men's brains instead of their bowels.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

...I would want to spend it with you. Even if we had thousands of nights, I would want to spend every single one of them with you.

I'm amazed. When I was 40, I thought I'd never make 50. And at 50 I thought the frosting on the cake would be 60. At 60, I was still going strong and enjoying everything.

There's no bad publicity except an obituary.

Of course, change requires change. Until there is a felt need for change, it is only an event not a pattern.

I am struck by the fact that personal faith and political agendas are intertwined more closely now than at any other time in recent history.

Love and sausage are alike. Can never have enough of either.

Every gun sold should require a background check, period.

Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.

I talk to myself on paper about my characters - sometimes writing in first person... I keep lists of unanswered questions that I can always turn to in order to get myself going.

Vegan food is not only good for you, the animals, and the planet, but cooking vegan can be simple, easy, and fun.