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.
Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent.
Things are only impossible until they're not.
Darryl wasn't in good shape -- he was white-faced and panting.
Make a decision, even if it's wrong.
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.
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.