“We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake...”

“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand--and melting like a snowflake...”

“Death is a friend of ours; and he that is not ready to entertain him is not at home.”

“Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”

“God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation.”

“Books speak plain when counselors blanch.”

“Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.”