Then he just let it ring, the phone pressed to his head like a pistol, her picture in his hands.
Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly.
The warrior's nobility is like a prostitute's smile, the truth of which is self-interest.
If it must be enjoyed, then it must be done. And if it must be done, then it must be done well. If it is done well, it is enjoyed well.
Positive thinking is powerful thinking. If you want happiness, fulfillment, success and inner peace, start thinking you have the power to achieve those things. Focus on the bright side of life and exp...
Life will be peaceful if you can fill your heart with an abundance of love.
There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnit...
Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality...
Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.
The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.
A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.