No one is qualified to converse in public except those contented to do without such conversation.

Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend it's no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often it's really just about the money, the perceived prestige.

George Murray

If we could sell our experience for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.

Abigail Van Buren

The base emotions Plato banned have left a radio-active and not radiant land.

Libby Houston

And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into telling a lie.

William Faulkner

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have.

Ralph Marston

Learning why one great book is just like every other great book is the key to understanding literature

John Moschitta

How soon not now, becomes never.

Martin Luther

A healthy nation is as unconscious of its nationality as a healthy man of his bones. But if you break a nation's nationality it will think of nothing else but getting it set again.

George Bernard Shaw

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews, the ones who want to write don't have the time to read reviews.

William Faulkner

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

Demosthenes

I was made to believe there was a plan in place for ending Donald's previous marriage. I pulled away because I wanted to allow him the time to deal with his wife.

Marla Maples

Home is where my mom is.

Brittany Murphy