“It must always be best to be alive to Thee, whatever the quickening instrument.”

“If nothing else will do to sever me from my sins, Lord, send me such sore and trying calamities as shall awake me from earthly slumbers. It must always be best to be alive to Thee, whatever be the quickening instrument.”

“...it is almost always the case that whatever has wounded you will also be instrumental in your healing.”

“Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”

“Our limitation is God's opportunity. When you get all the way to the end of your rope and there ain't nothin you can do, that's when God takes over..The truth is, that which must befall thee must befall thee. And that which must pass by thee must past thee by.”

“The Harmonica is the world’s best-selling musical instrument. You’re welcome.”