A little town is like a lantern. Nothing's hid from sight.

Too much good fortune can make you smug and unaware. Happiness should be like an oasis, the greener for the desert that surrounds it.

I was never one to begrudge people their memories. From a child I would listen when they spoke of the past.

I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.

no matter how hard and faithfully we may try we can never compensate another for some lack in his or her life.

One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.

I've seen public opinion shift like the wind and put out the very fire it lighted.