The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast, and you miss all you are traveling for.

Power not only corrupts he who wields the power but those who submit to it. Those who grovel at the feet of power betray their fellows to hide themselves behind the cloak of submission. It is an evil thing.

I do not believe writers should read reviews of their own books, and I do not. If one is not careful one is soon writing to please reviewers and not their audience or themselves.

When I die, remember that what you knew of me is with you always. What is buried is only the shell of what was. Do not regret the shell, but remember the man. Remember the father.

He who plants a tree is a servant of God.

What can the will do when the heart commands?

A ship does not sail with yesterday's wind.