“With best thoughts, words and actions we align our past, present and future.”

“Words have meaning beyond the obvious. Words have consequences beyond intentions. Civil words align risk and reward of such unknowns.”

“Freedom of speech means setting words free. Imprisoned and freed words are consequential. All words have consequences.”

“A civil tongue speaks the language of masters. An uncivil tongue reveals character flaws of its master.”

“Words are words. People add meaning to words. Information is information. With words people add value to information. Words breathe life into information. Words move mountains of information.Words ...”

“Each year's regrets are envelopes in which messages of hope are found for the New Year.”

“The thin line between life and death is still under construction.”

“Any fool can write a book and most of them are doing it but it takes brains to build a house. ”

“The palace started as a single vaulted room and grew in proportion to my despair. It began as an exercise to keep my mind from its melancholy, then it became a dream and a necessity. . . . I built ...”

“For every inch of skin, there is memory. Devils are so made. Saints, too, if you believe in them. His humanity has been broken as an old walking stick that once held up a crippled man named Thomas....”

“It frightens me that I can't do anything sensible about it.""Are you scared that you'll wind up with a boring job where you have to see the same people every day and drink instant coffee?""I'm more...”

“She'd be dead before the memories and pain were finally gone; she knew it, accepted it, and dealt with it.”