You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs.

O Priest! Take care lest what was said to Christ on the cross be said to you: He saved others, himself he cannot save!

He saved others, himself he cannot save!

A writer's thoughts can act as an Aladdin's lamp, which can enlighten and open the mind of a reader, by showing opportunities and beauties of life.

Don't Fear the Reaper.

I like that 'Mad Men' is now an adjective I use to describe clothing when I'm shopping: 'I like this top. It's very 'Mad Men.''

When we came within sight of the sea, the waves on the horizon, caught at intervals above the rolling abyss, were like glimpses of another shore with towers and buildings.

Time is a perishable commodity.

I think looking forward will be better than looking back.

Why do some memories bleed out of nowhere and others stay locked behind doors?

Cathode-ray tubes are the most important items in a television receiver.

I am waiting for the lost music to sound again in a new rebirth of wonder.

All camps are hard, that's what they're intended to be. They make you focus when you're tired, when you don't feel like doing things, and to see how long you can retain and pay attention.