“Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.”

“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”

“A quitter never wins-and-a winner never quits.”

“The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.”

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

“Do not wait: the time will never be 'just right'. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.”

“There are times when the unseen can be even more dangerous than what our eyes behold.”

“The most dangerous enemy is that which no one fears.”

“Speed is dangerous if your direction is wrong.”

“Our souls are always looking for love, and hearts wait to treasure it.”

“His gut was stitched up good and tight, but that didnt prevent it from flopping. He wiped his damp palms on the legs of his jeans and stood up shakily, leaning heavily on his cane.He called himself...”

“Never fall in love?""Always," said the count. "I am always in love.”

“But love's a malady without a cure.”

“One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself.”

“My whole family could sing. My family harmonized without any instruments to accompany them.”