Let an idea swim to the surface like a fish in a pool...let the mind drift to the vision.

A jump jockey has to throw his heart over the fence - and then go over and catch it.

But people as a rule believe only what they want to believe, and if you tell them anything else they'll call you a trouble-maker and get rid of you and never give you your job back, even if what you said is proved spot on right by time.

But one discarded dreams and got dressed, and made what one could of the day.

Historically, more people have died of religion than cancer.

How could people, I wondered for the ten thousandth useless time, how could people who had loved so dearly come to such a wilderness; and yet the change in us was irreversible, and neither of us would even search for a way back. It was impossible. The fire was out. Only a few live coals lurked in the ashes, searing unexpectedly at the incautious touch.

Good manners are a sign of strength.