What you take from the earth, you must give back. That's nature's way.

Learn a little patience. You never know what might be around the corner.

I'm under strict instructions to write a happy ending. Rule number ninety-seven: You're not allowed to make a dragon cry.""Right, " Said Sophie, starting the engine. "Tears might quench their fire.

Who are we but the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, and believe?

The only serious question in life is whether to kill yourself or not.

Never piss off a gangster.

What happens to Black Folks today, happens to White Folks tomorrow.

I have huge hands and feet. I'm 5'6" and wear a size 10 shoe.

One old lady who wants her head lifted wouldn't be so bad, but you multiply her two hundred and fifty thousand times and what you get is a book club.

I was obliged, at last, to come to the conclusion that the contemplation of nature alone is not sufficient to fill the human heart and mind.

Most people's goals are too low and too slow.

I tend to be a great optimist when it comes to the United States and the American way of life, I think precisely because I wasn't born into it.

After reaching 50, I began to wonder what the root of life is.