To joy in conquest is to joy in the loss of human life.
From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
The spiteful tongue strikes a deadly blow at charity in all who hear him speak and, so far as it can, destroys root and branch, not only in the immediate hearers but also in all others to whom the slander, flying from lip to lip, is afterwards repeated.
Who loves me will love my dog also.
If you concentrate hard on the state you are in, it would be suprising if you have time for anything else.
I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don't take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.
My longing to improve my looks via The Body Shop is being replaced by my longing to improve my looks via Photoshop.
The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life.
I wanted to be a lawyer. I love that job; I dont know why.