The poetry made her uncomfortable. It was too much like reading spells.
Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through you. Always be kinder than necessary.
Pragmatism is good prevention for problems.
When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough.
My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...
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...
Until you develop the courage to pursue that dream in your heart, you will never reach your true potential.
You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shelter when it is shining. You say you love wind, but when it comes you close your windows. So that...
Dreams become regrets when left in the mind, never planted in the soil of action.
Whatever we have in the glory of man is "away". Those are just not enough before we go "home" to the glory of God.
Formal education and current position can define your worthiness. What makes you extraordinary is defined by your attitude towards others.