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 have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you.
Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.
You freeze where you are, time stops, and your heart thunders in your ears.
Darryl wasn't in good shape -- he was white-faced and panting.
I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.
We don't get offered crises, they arrive.
I was as scared as I'd ever been. There was screaming everywhere now, and more bodies on the floor, and the press from behind was as relentless as a bulldozer. It was all I could do to keep on my feet.
Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.