“Wearing fake happiness is as good as smearing foundation. A bit of moisture drains it all.”

“Its that short-lived happiness, which empowers us to bear; long-lasting pain in living.”

“Rewards of life lived with principles; bloom, when life is about to end or has departed already.”

“Keep extending hand for friendship. Those alive will grip yours with theirs, while the morally dead will inflate; rubbing their own palms.”

“It is the 'Teacher', that shapes a novice; not only with his studies, but character too.”

“Living appears good, long, and tiresome, but it is way too short than a single stroke of lightning.”

“Ma was heavy, but not fat; thick with child-bearing and work. She wore a loose Mother Hubbard of gray cloth in which there had once been colored flowers, but the color was washed out now, so that t...”

“As Romeo and Juliet found to their cost, marriage is never just about two people falling in love, it is about families.”

“Families share relationships based not only blood, but also the unique affiliation of a terribly long cord when measured in comparison with any other undertaking in a persons life, from cradle to t...”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”