There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

If you are never scared, embarrassed, or hurt, it means you never take chances.

Julia Soul

It is very easy to love alone.

Gertrude Stein

I love sports. I love animals. I love kids. I want to save the world. So how do I combine all those things? I don't know.

Joan Jett

To me, when a great band is playing together, it's amazing for me.

John Oates

The thing about science fiction is that it's totally wide open. But it's wide open in a conditional way.

Octavia Butler

He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.

John Burroughs

Novelists should never allow themselves to weary of the study of real life.

Charlotte Bronte

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'

Billy Graham

I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine.

Wole Soyinka

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?

Gilbert K. Chesterton

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.

E. M. Forster

I stone got crazy when I saw somebody run down them strings with a bottleneck. My eyes lit up like a Christmas tree and I said that I had to learn.

Muddy Waters