You were unsure which pain is worse -- the shock of what happened or the ache for what never will.

Royal Young's writing is that rare blend of irony and beauty.

Death is the most sophisticated form of beauty, and the most difficult to accept.

But those who seek only reassurance from life will never be more than tourists—seeing everything and trying to possess what can only be felt.Beauty is the shadow of imperfection.

Your grief is something to be admired – the pain of severance. A scar where something used to be.

Loneliness is like being the only person left alive in theuniverse, except that everyone else is still here.

You are hatching from the past.

The love of aman is like a drop of color into something clear.

The beauty of artifacts is in how they reassure us we’renot the first to die.

Dreams only come true if youpoint yourself in their direction

Hippies survived Nixon, but punk caved in to Ronald Reagan, know what I'm saying? Punk actually couldn't take a good challenge.

Begin each new day with your knees bow in prayer.

Every single day you're the result of what you did on the days prior.

Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.

Having a messy coat closet should not be a big deal in a full life, and yet there's something about getting control of that coat closet that's surprisingly satisfying.

There can be no courage in men unless God supports them by his Word.

The most precious thing in the world: me, because if there was no me, nothing could work out in this world

I prefer to like the people I invest in, but it's not an absolute necessity, as long as they have a good mind and I know they'll do whatever it takes to be successful.

The best guide in life is strength. In religion, as in all other matters, discard everything that weakens you, have nothing to do with it.