I realize that things happen for a reason
Oh, 'twould be marvelous if the world and its moral questions were like some game board, with plain black players and white, and fixed rules, and nary a shade of grey.
Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.
The man who counts on the aid of a god deserves the help he doesn't get.
Write. Don't talk about writing. Don't tell me about your wonderful story ideas. Don't give me a bunch of "somedays. " Plant your ass and scribble, type, keyboard. If you have any talent at all, it will leak out despite your failure to pay attention in English.
Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent.
There is no vengeance as terrible as the vengeance a coward plots in the dark of his heart.
I close my eyes and feel the universe within me.
We talk a lot on 'Biggest Loser' about how fitness is a natural antidepressant, how it burns off stress. What I like about running is that it gives me time alone. I'm always busy, with people at work, with my kids. I love getting out for a run by myself and just listening to my music.
in proportion as my own discomfort has increased, my conviction of necessity to search into the wants of the friendless and afflicted has deepened. If I am cold, they too are cold; if I am weary, they are distressed; if I am alone, they are abandoned.
The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.