The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make to them; a man may live long, yet get little from life. Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will - Montaigne, Essays

In my opinion, moderation is a vastly overrated virtue, particularly when applied to work

Edwina always enjoyed a morning ride. Some mornings she rode the horse, and some mornings she rode the groom.

I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.

She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life.

He who ascends to mountaintops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind Must look down on the hate of those below