"The elixir of life is a bubbling stream of laughter."

"Saying 'I'm sorry' is saying 'I love you' with a wounded heart in one hand and your smothered pride in the other."

"I might be tempted to socialize more if the conversations taking place around me were half as interesting as the dialogue going on inside my head."

"You are mistaken, he is not a gentleman but a sir. Just a sir. For a gentleman is grander and a rare acquaintance."

"A man once believed he could fly-and he did. Another believed he could walk on the moon-and he did. Why not believe your wildest dreams can come true? Why not see the stars as reachable?"

"To the romantic soul, the rituals of Valentine's Day echo every day of the year."

"Yes, happiness is dependent upon misery. For we all feel a swell of happiness after our circumstances improve from a misery recently suffered."

"When we all pass from this life and gather on the other side, the only thing each of us will have is his own story to tell."

"Your body and spirit, subconscious and conscious-every portion of you recognizes home. That is why on the moment of arrival, your entire being relaxes into a contented puddle of joy."

"When you love someone, you don't care that she ate your sandwich. You only hope she found it delicious."

"The Christmas spirit is simply an honest spirit of love for all humanity. It is the force that moves us to give what we can, to help as we are able, and to always be of kind comfort."

"Why so eager to jump in and direct someone else's life when you can't stick to your own goals and resolutions?"

"Laugh as if it's funny, embrace as if it's love, and smile anyway."

"If we were to behave half as well as we believe others ought to behave, we might prove ourselves as grand in character as excuses and justifications prevent us from being."

"My mother does not own my hands, though she works hard to train them. My mother does not own my eyes, though she frequently directs their focus. My mother does not own my mind, though she yields great influence upon it. My heart, however, she owns completely, for it was hers the day I was born."

"It's silly to think the left eye would envy the right or that one foot would be jealous of the other, and yet so often it is the case."

"The direction you choose to face determines whether you're standing at the end or the beginning of a road."

"It is a pleasurable thing to earn the admiration of others, but it is a far better feeling to honestly admire thyself."

"The only ship you can truly steer in this ocean is the one you're sailing. Quit trying to alter the winds, harness them."

"Life is not what happens to us, it is what we perceive has happened to us."

"The Harvest Moon glows round and bold,In pumpkin shades outlined in gold,Illuminating eerie forms,Unnatural as a candied corn.Beware what dare crawls up your sleeve,For 'tis the night called Hallows Eve."

"The happiest adults are those who never buried old toys or abandoned imaginary friends."

"Announcing the intended arrival of some people is kind of like issuing a hurricane warning."

"I made a sorry face in response to such strong insistence, but I couldn't believe him. Fantasies were exactly that..fantasies. Whimsy. Wishes. Mere castles in the sky without foundation or substance. Dreams didn't come true. To believe so would be to believe falsely, to surrender to madness, to give in to an unreliable hope that would crush me once again as it always, always did!"

"When problems beat upon you like a raging storm, search for the eye. You might not be able to avoid misfortunes, but you can find the calmest spot within them."

"Superman's scourge is kryptonite. Fear's kryptonite is laughter."

"With the best of intentions you toss me a lifeline. Failing to see how a piece of rope will do me any good, I ignore it and drown."

"The humanitarian is a treasure hunter seeking gems of remedy and appreciation."

"Authors always carry a means for scribbling and an excuse for pausing, often inopportunely, to record those fleeting sparks of creative fancy that might otherwise vanish like a wisp in the wind if ignored. Writing is a jealous and needy lover."

"When I first heard your voice, my heart leapt in my chest as if it recognized you as its owner from another lifetime."

"When I finally find that one willing agent, I'll have found my prize in the Cracker Jack box."

"There are many who don't wish to sleep for fear of nightmares. Sadly, there are many who don't wish to wake for the same fear."

"Weakness drives us to set goals, to try harder, to put forth more effort, to dream and wish and hope, to reach out further and down deeper, to pray earnestly, to cry mightily, to understand and empathize with valid sincerity. In truth, weakness is a catalyst for greater strength."

"Happiness is simply a habit of looking on the brighter side of everything."

"Sometimes ideas flow from my mind in a raging river of stringed sentences; I can scarcely scribble on the page fast enough to keep up with the mental current. Sometimes, however, beavers move in and dam the whole thing up."

"They say if you're a better person today than you were yesterday you're well on the road to perfection. So I figure if I'm a real snot today, tomorrow I should make huge progress."

"It isn't always true that a critical end justifies desperate means."

"Vengeance, retaliation, retribution, revenge are deceitful brothers-vile, beguiling demons promising justifiable compensation to a pained soul for his losses. Yet in truth they craftily fester away all else of worth remaining."

"I once dreamt that the man in the moon took an interest in me and reflected the sun's light directly in my path, lighting the way for my footsteps to sink themselves into the ground. It was wonderful to have my course illuminated by one with a grander perspective than my own. But when I awoke, realizing I could not call on the moon for guidance, my spirit sank until it occurred to me I could talk to the one who had created the moon. And He has lit my path ever since."

"If I must start somewhere, right here and now is the best place imaginable."

"Have you ever stopped to ponder the amount of blood spilt, the volume of tears shed, the degree of pain and anguish endured, the number of noble men and women lost in battle so that we as individuals might have a say in governing our country? Honor the lives sacrificed for your freedoms. Vote."

"Mistakes focus our minds on specific details. They weed out truths and afford us goals, bringing straight to our attention lessons to be learned. Mistakes are not meant to make us failures; they are meant to make us wise."

"Treats and tricks.Witch broomsticks.Jack-o-lanternsLick their lips.Crows and cats.Vampire bats.Capes and fangsAnd pointed hats.Werewolves howl.Phantoms prowl.Halloween's Upon us now."

"It seems there's confusion at this time of yearregarding the reason for Christmas.From shopping for presents to spreading good cheer,the world makes an overly huge fuss.But Christmas is not for the gifts we exchange.It's not about sleigh rides or sweet candy canes.Nay, Christmas is simple. A time to recallChrist's gift of atonement He gave to us all."

"Problems are never as difficult as when they are your own."

"I finally figured out the big, elusive secret to weight loss. Don't eat! Who knew?"

"A sunrise is a wondrous marvel, but in reality the sun never rises. It is the earth that rotates to face the sun. Life too can be a wondrous marvel, but like the earth, we must turn our eyes toward brighter things."

"Isn't it strange how a lamb can feel like a lion when comparing itself to a mouse, whereas a lion feels like a lamb when measuring itself against dragons?"

"It's easy to be kind to friends who return your smiles and happily lend a helping hand. But the true test of good character is finding the will and desire to be kind and charitable to those who give us absolutely no motivation to do so."

"From the beginning, man could look up at a vast universe dotted by innumerable stars to find every evidence that he was nothing. This evidence only grows stronger as science and technology record an expanse of galaxies filled with planetary solar systems beyond any visible end. Man is but a grain of sand lost on an endless seashore, and yet he believes with conviction in his own greatness. He is either a divine soul intuitively aware of his inherent, limitless potential-or he is a blind fool."