93 quotes found
Author · American
American author
“All that's required for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.”
“There is one day that has brought me unspeakable pain, & the effects of that day continue to cover & erode my world like rust. I suspect that someday the rust will eat through the joists & posts of...”
“Often times, the greatest peace comes of surrender.”
“The truist indication of gratitude is to return what you are grateful for.”
“. . .and every native has a story of winter stories that usually begin, You call this a storm? And grow in the telling like battle tales shared by graying war veterans. Its a peculiar character fl...”
“I have wondered why it is that our greatest triumphs spring from our greatest extremity and adversity. Perhaps it is because we are so resistant to change, we only move when our seat becomes too ho...”
“Just like our story, the original Christmas tales were stories of searching, not so much for the lost, as for the familiar. Mary and Joseph sought in Bethlehem- the home of their familial ancestry-...”
“The sweetness of reunion is the joy of heaven.”
“Under the right circumstances, a tiny spark can grow into an inferno that can overcome an entire city. So can an idea.”
“A man's worth isn't measured by a bank register or diploma... It's about integrity”
“Knowing your self-worth isn't something others can validate. You either believe it or you don't.”
“I have learned that real angels don't have gossamer white robes and Cherubic skin, they have calloused hands and smell of the days' sweat.”
“The universe is a trillion, trillion threads moving in seemingly unrelated directions. Yet when you look at them together, they create a remarkable tapestry.”
“Oftentimes it's the smallest, seemingly inconsequential acts that make the biggest differences in our lives.”
“I have found that the most significant experiences of our lives rarely come when we're expecting them and oftentimes when we're not even paying attention.”
“I sighed. "Now what do I do?" He leaned against my wall. "What do you want to do?" "Since when has that mattered?" "It's always mattered. It doesn't mean you'll get what you want, but what you want...”
“Iwas not a reader at all, not until I discovered 'The Hobbit.' That changed my life. It gave me the courage to read. It led me to the 'Lord of the Rings' series. And once I'd read that, I knew I co...”
“The idea of being a novelist is really romantic, but it's kind of the same as being president of the United States - it's not gonna happen.”
“Where is the best place to hide a penny? It is in a jar of pennies.”
“In college I took a social psychology course, something I thought useful for a career in advertising. Psychologists tested the story of the Good Samaritan. What they learned gives us reason to paus...”
