And books that were published in much larger numbers than Selfish, Little are hard to find. And publishers who wanted to publish my last few works have them stuck in limbo while new distribution ideas and legal issues and fears are blown away.

Among my most prized possessions are the words that I have never spoken.

Orson Scott Card

Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself.

Robert Collier

For that's what a woman, a mother wants -- to teach her children to take an interest in life. She knows it's safer for them to be interested in other people's happiness than to believe in their own.

Marguerite Duras

War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward and too profound; its curative power lies even in the wounds one receives.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Feeling sorry for yourself, and you present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

Dale Carnegie

The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

man, proud man,Dressd in a little brief authority,

William Shakespeare

Dickens, as you know, never got round to starting his home page.

Terry Pratchett

I read the NY Times but I don't trust all of it.

David Byrne

Go forth under the open sky, and list To Nature's teachings.

William C. Bryant

One way to break up any kind of tension is good deep breathing.

Byron Nelson

How aware are we of our own inner life, our spirituality-something so intangible yet so priceless? How much effort do we make to perceive that which is not obvious, which can neither be seen nor heard? I believe the exploration and enrichment of the human spirit is what determines our very humanity. Such enrichment provides an inner compass that can lead civilizations to greatness.

Daisaku Ikeda