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I realized that the job of a hero is not to save the galaxy, or rescue princesses, or slay all the dragons. That may be part of it, but in the end, a hero only has one job, and that's to make himself...

There is madness in youth, but sometimes a god inspires it.

a man cannot fulfill his purpose if he is living for applause, approval, and affirmation in this world. It simply will not come - not enough, certainly, to answer the needs of his soul.

Shamefully, all of us have wanted revenge on someone at some point for something. I've lived since before man and buffalo roamed this small planet. I have survived the beginning, bloom, and death of...

One cannot look "objectively" at oneself and locate oneself in reality; and the task is to think this impossibility itself as an ontological fact, not only as an epistemological limitation. In other...

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.

I always feel uncomfortable when people speak about ordinary mortals because I've never met an ordinary man, woman or child.

Don't stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of the sadness.

One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.

People who make some other person part of their job are dangerous.

Just like in the 18th century when the French distinguished the Arab, Persian, and Indic attributes, in the Middle Ages these were associated with concepts of exuberant, refined, distinguished,...

who as a young person, like me, accepted being alone quite a lot. I think that this sort of person often becomes either a writer or a career criminal.

Some people think the stars must look closer from up here. They don't. When you're up here, you realize how distant they really are - how impossible to reach.

It's true that, as my brother grew larger, he also grew dangerous, same as my sister. But they're still ours and we want them back. They're needed here at home.

If I had a hundred kingdoms, I would trade them all for you, my dearest love. I was nothing until you.

Forgiveness takes time. It is the last step of the grieving process.

Standing over her, I took the time to admire my handy work until I realized that I had just killed a potential meal. Damn it Bobbi, I snarled as I kicked her corpse. Look what you made me do.

Sometimes it is one step at a time, and things don't always work out the way we would like them to, but as you allow God to direct you He will bring you to a place of peace.

Not many people get every single thing they want plus all the things they didn't think to ask for in the same day.

This singularity of meaning - - I was my face, I was ugliness - - though sometimes unbearable, also offered a possible point of escape. It became the launching pad from which to lift off, the one...

Generally the thunder-storms came in the afternoon, but once I saw one at sunrise, driving down the high mountain valleys toward us. It was a very beautiful and almost terrible sight; for the sun rose...

We have big dreams - sometimes scary, unforgettable dreams that repeat on the same date every year and are shared by every person in town - but we make those big dreams come true. Remember the clock...

Lucien, women are wondrous, mysterious, and magical creatures, who should be treated not only with respect but with reverence, perhaps even awe. Now go sweep the steps.

Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess.

From long experience she knew that she wore her loneliness like armor. Very few people ever recognized it for what it was. To the casual observer it looked very much like arrogance. Sometimes it was.

He was massive, a veritable Arnold Schwarzenegger of a cat, with a wide, handsome face and a proud, lionish expression.

Like a man once said: 'I'm not afraid of death. I just don't want to be there when it happens.' The

When you search for happiness, it flies away. When you serve others, you will find the way. When you share blessings and express kindness, You will find the source of enduring happiness.

If I ever hear that 'can't make an omelet' phrase again, I'll start doing a little murder myself! It's used to justify every atrocity under every despotism, Fascist or Nazi, or Communist or American...

The Democrats would like you to believe that the USA is the 'Greatest nation on Earth'. Is this true? The Republicans answer this question by stating there is a need to 'Make America Great Again'.