Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times.

When Patti Fox broke up with me, I typed her name over a thousand times on my manual Olivetti until the entire page was beaten into a stiff sheet of black ink.

Don't ever forget your history," she sang, "or any wicked soul can lie to you and get away with it.

You gotta face the hand you're dealt with and deal with it, and make your problems be the smallest part of who you are.

Each time I read a book, I cataloged the parts that struck me dumb with envy and admiration for their beauty and power and truth.

Don't ever go to war. Even if you win, the battle is never over inside you.

Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times.