“Meeks was telling him about the value of work. He said that it had been his personal experience that if you wanted to get ahead, you had to work. He said this was the law of life and it was no way ...”

“No one can be an atheist who does not know all things. Only God is an atheist.”

“He loved her because it was his nature to do so, but there were times when he could not endure her love for him. There were times when it became nothing but pure idiot mystery...”

“Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.”

“Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.”

“I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.”

“Life has a way of going in circles. Ideally, it would be a straight path forwardwe'd always know where we were going, we'd always be able to move on and leave everything else behind. There would be...”

“Hiding behind titles to create security is insecurity.”

“Don't assume, ask. Be kind. Tell the truth. Don't say anything you can't stand behind fully. Have integrity. Tell people how you feel.”

“If we still advise we shall never do.”

“No one could preach if he seriously looked at his own sins.”

“If we still advise we shall never do.”

“Never wish to be somebody. You never know what they are made up of.”