The writer must be in it; he can't be to one side of it, ever. He has to be endangered by it. His own attitudes have to be tested in it. The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance.

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

Success is not about the applause of others; it's about the fulfillment you feel within yourself.

As the different streams having their sources in different places all mingle their water in the sea, so, O Lord, the different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee!

Every soul is beautiful and precious; Is worthy of dignity and respect, And deserving of peace, joy and love.

What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.