Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.

It is better to give than to lend and it costs about the same.

Strength is the outcome of need.

We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity.

Watch for good times to retreat into yourself. Frequently meditate on how good God is to you.

You create your opportunities by asking for them.

One of the things about being a grown-up is learning how to act right even when you feel wrong.

Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.

Sometimes a good exit is all you can ask for.

There are so many different ways lives work out, so many stories, and every one of them is precious: full of joy and heartbreak, and a fair amount of situation comedy.