The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.
To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood.
What's the earth With all its art, verse, music, worth - Compared with love, found, gained, and kept?
I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.