Archives - November 2016

You wouldn't believe
On All Hallow Eve
What lots of fun we can make,
With apples to bob,
And nuts on the hob,
And a ring-and-thimble cake.

You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

It is never too late to have a happy childhood.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

We visit others as a matter of social obligation. How long has it been since we have visited with ourselves?

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.

Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you.

A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected.

Nothing is more curious than the almost savage hostility that humor excites in those who lack it.

What is soul? It's like electricity --- we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Courage, in the final analysis, is nothing but an affirmative answer to the shocks of existence.

Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form.

Those who do not think outside the box are easily contained.

What really helps motivate me to walk are my dogs, who are my best pals. They keep you honest about walking because when it's time to go, you can't disappoint those little faces.

Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.

Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume.

Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly.

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one.

A house that does not have one worn, comfy chair in it is soulless.

We have come too far, we have sacrificed too much, to disdain the future now.

I don't have to look up my family tree, because I know that I'm the sap.

None is more impoverished than the one who has no gratitude. Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy.

Consumerism has a religious day called Black Friday.

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.

Humble is such a lonely word.

Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately and gives you a lift.... The hangover comes the day after.

If we would have new knowledge, we must get a whole world of new questions.

Part of the issue of achievement is to be able to set realistic goals, but that's one of the hardest things to do because you don't always know exactly where you're going, and you shouldn't.