"It's not about the writing. It's about the feelings behind the words."

"It is easy to be a moral perfectionist when one is politically unaccountable."

"My only aversion to vice, is the price."

"Whenever you come to a 'Y' in the road always remember that you have a third choice of path: And that is right down the middle, where no one has gone before."

"Serendipity: Look for something, find something else, and realize what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for."

"Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence."

"Concern for someone else was a good remedy for taking the mind off one's own troubles."

"It's not in how many times you fall down, what matters is how many times you get back up."

"The universe may not always play fair, but at least it's got a hell of a sense of humor."

"We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand... and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late."

"In a real dark night of the soul it is always three o'clock in the morning, day after day."

"Set high standards and few limitations for yourself."