If the gospel is only for the learned, how few there are of us who could have any use for it.
So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere.
There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.
We cannot stay home all our lives, we must present ourselves to the world and we must look upon it as an adventure.
All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.
What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood?
Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
If you get beyond the political rhetoric [and assembled a group to solve Social Security] it would take them 15 minutes. It would take them 15 minutes only because 10 minutes was used for pleasantries.
I think one of the reasons that I love the fans that have stuck around, because I really enjoy writing different kinds of songs. I don't know if I write them well or not, but I can write them.
There is, therefore, about all complete conviction a kind of huge helplessness.
The truly thankful person is a truly peaceful person.