It’s not when you start that makes your success in the world, but when you quit.

The highest art form of all is a human being in control of himself and his airplane in flight, urging the spirit of a machine to match his own.

An easy life doesn't teach us anything. In the end it's the learning that matters: what we've learned and how we've grown

The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change.

A writer, or a beginning writer, is faced by the huge walls of self-consciousness. Most people think, "What if I say the wrong thing? What if I don't sound erudite and sophisticated? I'll be considered a fool." In time, with a lot of practice, you realize that's your foolishness is your gift.

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

Fear not, nor be dismayed at the appearance that is darkness, at the disguise that is evil, at the empty cloak that is death, for you have picked these for your challenges. They are stones on which you choose to whet the keen edge of your spirit.