Once I knew only darkness and stillness... my life was without past or future... but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living.

We can decide to let our trials crush us, or we can convert them to new forces of good.

Relationships are like Rome -- difficult to start out, incredible during the prosperity of the 'golden age', and unbearable during the fall. Then, a new kingdom will come along and the whole process will repeat itself until you come across a kingdom like Egypt... that thrives, and continues to flourish. This kingdom will become your best friend, your soul mate, and your love.

The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.

To keep our faces toward chance and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.

It is with a kind of fear that I begin to write the history of my life.

Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.