People are freer in America. But there are more tears.

It all depends on you. If you want it to be different,it will be different. Don't look at the world with your eyes but with your heart.

All I can think is that when you torment a person...the soul dies. When the soul dies, I suppose mercy dies, too.

The more men see of the world, the bigger their hearts

I want my readers to feel, to think, sometimes to laugh. But most of all I want them to enjoy a good read.

The cure for unhappiness...It's this: What a person needs is always more than they say.

Now give me a kiss, say you love me and off you go." "Sure, Aunt Lu," I said, and I gave her the kiss she wanted. Then I ran out and caught my bus. I didn't say I loved her. I guess I did. But asking someone to say they love you--and she always asked--is like buying yourself a birthday present. It's more than likely exactly what you want. But it must make you feel awfully sad to get it.