But I always felt that I'd rather be provincial hot-tamale than soup without seasoning.

he could transform the barest incident into a thing of curve and contour.

What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story.

No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.

One thin's sure and nothing's surer The rich get richer and the poor get - children. In the meantime, In between time...

Intelligence is measured by a person's ability to see validity within both sides of contradicting arguments.

To be kind is more important than to be right. Many times, what people need is not a brilliant mind that speaks but a special heart that listens.