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.

Your life is a canvas; paint it with love, compassion, and gratitude.

The only thing that is constant is change.

The most difficult years of marriage are those following the wedding.

The future is an opaque mirror. Anyone who tries to look into it sees nothing but the dim outlines of an old and worried face.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

Do one thing at a time and while doing it, put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else.