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It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others
Battle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland
As it almost always was when I'd been too self-centered to see the truth of the matter, I felt impossibly foolish.
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.
Even where there is talent, culture, knowledge, if there is not earnestness, it does not go to the root of things.
I don't think people like to read about themselves or about others as they really are. It would be too horrifying.
I could only wonder again at the white race's naïveté in always sending forth our worst members as our emissaries.
Sometimes being a leader isn’t about winning. Sometimes it’s about doing what’s right, instead of what’s powerful.
Fang (sarcasticaly): Go pick out a tree and I'll carve our initials in it. Max: (screams and goes in the bathroom)
I have a folder in my office with about 400 ideas in it. So it will take me another 40 years to get through those.
My laptop broke and because of the storm I could not get a new one. And so I've been promoting my book via iPhone.
You can quit smoking, and never have to have a cigarette again to survive. But with food, it is a daily challenge.
I was fat because I lived in the Midwest in the 1970s, and everyone was a little fat then and only getting fatter.
I feel a bigger sense of fulfillment when writing a novel, and short stories are more about instant gratification.
The hardest choices in life aren't between what's right and what's wrong but between what's right and what's best.
The imagination, backed by great expectations, can bring about almost any reality within the range of probalities.
dating is like campaigning: you don't reveal who you really are or what you're really up to until you get elected.
If someone says "You're not doing that right," hand him the shovel, sit and watch. That's the right way to garden.
The real menace in dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at all you begin to sound like a five-year-old.
He was impolite while making a point? This is Vlad the Impaler. His points usually come at the end of a long pole.
Between the money and the illegal merchandise, Bones was getting millions. No wonder he laughed at my salary. -Cat
To understand how quickly we're cooking the planet, we need good data. To have good data, we need good satellites.
When you have a better image of yourself physically, you have a tendency to live your life in a more positive way.
Adoption is an answer to a tragedy that has already happened, but may it never be the impetus for one that hasn’t.
It was a lot easier when we could just brand'em," Ben said. "Then everybody'd know not to mess with our womenfolk.
That’s not a father. That’s a sperm donor. Forget him. He’s a mess. Concentrate on me. I’m terrific. (Linc Blaise)
I’d smack you over the head with it so hard your bell would still be ringing for Church next Saturday night. ~ Jaz
We're more concerned about our own "victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve God's heart.
Confront your fears, list them, get to know them, and only then will you be able to put them aside and move ahead.
I read once that water is a symbol for emotions. And for a while now I've thought maybe my mother drowned in both.
You know the sting of losing or not getting something you badly want. When that happens show what you are made of.
The easiest way I have found to humble myself back into a state of peaceful grace is through the act of gratitude.
Yeah, they look great, but that isn't a fantasy come true, Harry. That's a wood chipper in Playboy bunny clothing.
I love this mansion, though it is too many windows ...to open halfway each morning ...to close halfway each night.
No matter what I preach or what we claim to believe in our heads, the future will depend upon our times of prayer.
True biblical love is a selfless commitment of one’s body, soul, and spirit to the betterment of the other person.
Don't become a victim of yourself. Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind?
Neither books nor people have Velcro Sides -- there must be a bonding agent -- someone who attaches child to book.
As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews.
I think people do things all the time in the name of love that they shouldn't be doing - such is the nature of us.
No child really chooses his religion; it is just the luck of the draw which blanket of beliefs you are wrapped in.
I always hated when my scars started to fade, because as long as I could still see them, I knew why I was hurting.
If you didn't remember something happening, was it because it never had happened? Or because you wished it hadn't?
What you notice is the loneliness. Daniel started to isolate himself, because it hurt less than being pushed away.
Tutoring a four year old to get into an exclusive preschool made as much sense as hiring a swim coach for a guppy.
At home I was raped by a guy i thought I loved' Trixie said, because thats what it was to her and always would be.
No person can escape Einsteinian relativity, and no soldier or veteran can escape the trauma of war's dislocation.
Before you judge another, ask yourself if what you don't like in them is actually what you don't like in yourself.
God is not a vending machine where if you put in enough prayer quarters we get a Reese's Pieces bag that pops out.
To offer a man unsolicited advice is to presume that he doesn't know what to do or that he can't do it on his own.