“Ardent believers hide within the safety of their absolutes, for much more courage is needed to abandon their cozy security for the questioning of ones own beliefs.”

“Passion makes us stronger than we are. Love makes us better than we are. Be passionate about the things you love.”

“Prince Ahmad crouched over the headless body, the scout at his side. "you say a mere priest bested you?" "He weilded his sword like a master. I never saw such a display." The prince mocked the soldier. "Then let us pray we don't meet the Pope.”

“Women have eyes in their hearts that see what men cannot.”

“The first day of spring, the vernal equinox—the season of renewal when the earth sheds its winter cloak, flowers bloom, and the heart feels as though everything is once again imaginable. The smell of fresh-cut grass, shagging fly balls, and scraping mud from baseball cleats. A brief contemplation and tear for those gone from the field, their easy laugh and nimble sprint no longer gracing the game.”

“Employment is nature's physician and is essential to human happiness.”

“Like a necktie or a bouquet of flowers, an idea was best if one did not fuss with it too much”