135 quotes found
Novelist · American
American novelist
“Here's a new 'Blessing' for our ti”
“What is blood but the wine of life?”
“Don't be afraid of the dark. Shine!”
“In the desert, the only god is a well.”
“Every story needs to be worth telling.”
“Listen to the trees as they sway in the wind.Their leaves are telling secrets. Their bark sings songs of olden days as it grows around the trunks. And their roots give names to all things.Their lan...”
“Love is made up of three unconditional properties in equal measure:1. Acceptance2. Understanding3. AppreciationRemove any one of the three and the triangle falls apart.Which, by the way, is somethi...”
“Q: Why do I love thee, O Night?A: Because you know I will never answer.”
“I am happy.I have something to accomplish, create, and achieve.I am happy.”
“Would you like to know your future?If your answer is yes, think again. Not knowing is the greatest life motivator.So enjoy, endure, survive each moment as it comes to you in its proper sequence -- ...”
“When hope is fleeting, stop for a moment and visualize, in a sky of silver, the crescent of a lavender moon. Imagine it -- delicate, slim, precise, like a paper-thin slice from a cabochon jewel.It ...”
“A fine glass vase goes from treasure to trash, the moment it is broken. Fortunately, something else happens to you and me. Pick up your pieces. Then, help me gather mine.”
“Here's a funny question:What is your favorite word?Think about itmaybe it's a word that makes you absolutely happy, or a word that sounds gloriously beautiful, or a word that evokes awe and wonder....”
“Hope is the last thing that dies.Maybe because hope is one of those dratted things that is truly, honestly, genuinely immortal.”
“Friends are a strange, volatile, contradictory, yet sticky phenomenon. They are made, crafted, shaped, molded, created by focused effort and intent. And yet, true friendship, once recognized, in it...”
“If Music is a Place -- then Jazz is the City, Folk is the Wilderness, Rock is the Road, Classical is a Temple.”
“A choir is made up of many voices, including yours and mine. If one by one all go silent then all that will be left are the soloists.Dont let a loud few determine the nature of the sound. It makes ...”
“Was it you or I who stumbled first? It does not matter. The one of us who finds the strength to get up first, must help the other.”
“Yawns are not the only infectious things out there besides germs.Giggles can spread from person to person.So can blushing.But maybe the most powerful infectious thing is the act of speaking the truth.”
“Money is like fire. It is only good when there's just the right amount of it, when it's properly contained and under your control.”
“Neither sugar nor salt tastes particularly good by itself. Each is at its best when used to season other things. Love is the same way. Use it to "season" people.”
“On the late afternoon streets, everyone hurries along, going about their own business.Who is the person walking in front of you on the rain-drenched sidewalk?He is covered with an umbrella, and all...”
“All stories have a curious and even dangerous power. They are manifestations of truth -- yours and mine. And truth is all at once the most wonderful yet terrifying thing in the world, which makes i...”
“Justice based purely on laws is about as accurate as a portrait created out of large low-resolution color pixels.If you stand back far enough it looks good.Come any closer and the glaring approxima...”
