The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great, that I thought I was in a dream.
Class is the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.
If you have love in your life, it can make up for a great many things that are missing. If you don't have love in your life, no matter what else there is, it's not enough.
If you have a good name, if you are right more often than you are wrong, if your children respect you, if your grandchildren are glad to see you, if your friends can count on you and you can count on them in time of trouble, if you can face your God and say "I have done my best," then you are a success.
People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.
Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead; that is where your future lies. Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them. People who care about each other enjoy doing things for one another. There are really only three types of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who say, What happened?
Know when to tune out, if you listen to too much advice you may wind up making other peoples mistakes.
The angels are ministering spirits; they are not governing spirits.
I don't want to grow up, I want to grow down
You believe that a lover will bring you love, but it is your love that will bring you a lover.
You think you’re a very clever fellow, don’t you?” Saldur challenged. “No, Your Grace,” Merrick replied. “Clever is the man who makes a fortune selling dried-up cows, explaining how it saves the farmers the trouble of getting up every morning to milk them. I’m not clever—I’m a genius.