In skydiving, it is the fear response that gradually weakens. During the precipitous descent, the amply tested parachutist can savor the thrill rather than endure the panic.
To be human : to strive in the face of the certainty of failure.
Sometimes I think I must have a Guardian Idiot. A little invisible spirit just behind my shoulder, looking out for me. . . only he's an imbecile.
Just as there are laws of Conservation of Matter and Energy, so there are in fact Laws of Conservation of Pain and Joy. Neither can ever be created or destroyed. But one can be converted into the other.
When writing, always hook the reader with your first sentence. . . in love, never settle. . . value yourself first and this will help you to value others. . . life is short, so enjoy it to the fullest. . . everyone in the world is different, and that's ok.
Librarians are the secret masters of the world. They control information. Don't ever piss one off.
If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an iron.
We must be very suspicious of the deceptions of the element of time. It takes a good deal of time to eat or to sleep, or to earn ahundred dollars, and a very little time to entertain a hope and an insight which becomes the light of our life.
Time is not money. Time is worth way more than money.
While the cast of characters stays the same, I always try to add in new information so readers get to know the people they care about better with each story.
A Garden Is Not Passive. It has its own way of responding to your involvement and commitment to it. When you walk into a garden, you know whether it is loved or not.