You're given the fruit of one palm tree:Bear it a basin of clear water.Don't trouble with the plight of other palms.

Hold tight to what is most yourself, Don't squander it, don't let your lifeBe governed by what disturbs you.

Good men's actions are naturalWhile a scoundrel's charityIs carefully planned to please.

Some people are like an open grave:You give it the thing you love mostAnd then get nothing in return.

If every man who passed an unjust judgment on his fellow should be condemned, how many judges would be found so vain and foolish as to review and condemn their Maker’s work?

Oh God, ” Jenna said, “will you shut up and kiss me before I change my mind?

Like Rodgers and Hammerstein, I'm not afraid to deal with themes about the ups and downs of life, yet which are still entertaining, and you still feel these stories.

Sometimes, one gesture comprises an entire drama, the accent of one word ruins an entire existence, and the indifference of one glance kills the happiest passion.

So well do I love you, I go to my god singing your praises. When I meet my father, I will tell him I fought beside you.

What I am is a father, a grandfather, a great grandfather, and an artist. I am a man who loves his people and wants to go home.

Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time.

When we discuss those we love with those who do not love them, the end of love is near.

My family actually lived in the same village for about 400 years. They had great stability until the last century. People lived and intermarried in small villages.

If I know what's true in my heart and my soul, then what people say can't shape that.