“The purpose of writing is to hold a mirror to nature, but too much today is written from small mirrors in vanity cases.”

“America is a land where men govern, but women rule.”

“The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.”

“The more one has seen of the good, the more one asks for the better.”

“No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause.”

“To many people dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles.”

“Glee! The great storm is over!”

“Diseases can be our spiritual flat tires - disruptions in our lives that seem to be disasters at the time but end by redirecting our lives in a meaningful way.”

“To say that my grief will be eternal would be ridiculous - nothing is eternal.”

“There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.”