The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, "Did I make the best use of the time I had?

I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.

Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, "Let's see if he can juggle another one."

Start where you are, use what you have.

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.

...I spent many, many hours in...libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.

When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.