There are the stars--doing their old, old crisscross journeys in the sky. Scholars haven't settled the matter yet, but they seem to think there are no living beings out there. Just chalk... or fire. Only this one is straining away, straining away all the time to make something of itself. Strain's so bad that every sixteen hours everybody lies down and gets a rest.

Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success.

The unencumbered stage encourages the truth operative in everyone. The less seen, the more heard. The eye is the enemy of the ear in real drama.

Choose the least important day in your life. It will be important enough.

When you're at war, you think about a better life; when you're at peace you think about a more comfortable one.

When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Faith is a never-ending pool of clarity, reaching far beyond the margins of consciousness. We all know more than we know we know.