By the time I'd grown up, I naturally supposed that I'd be grown up.
Laughter is supposed to be the best medicine, however, it should never be at the expense of someone?s feelings or ignoring truth.
My home is not a place, it is people.
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
I cried out and my own voice was muffled by the hood.
It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.
Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.
To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.
You should not live one way in private, another in public.