The rain is falling ever harder and all I can hear is the sound of the water. I'm drenched but I can't move.

I hope you love birds, too. It is economical. It saves going to Heaven.

Emily Dickinson, Letter in Lette

Observing your thoughts, feelings

Allan Lokos

O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!

Walter Scott

I loved almost everything about being a teacher, but I was an unusual teacher.

Dan Simmons

I sit down at my desk pretty early in the morning and write all day until about 4 or 5 p.m.

Jeannette Walls

My father must have had some elementary education for he could read and write and keep accounts inaccurately

George Bernard Shaw

Self-love is not opposed to the love of other people. You cannot really love yourself and do yourself a favor without doing people a favor, and vise versa.

Karl Menninger

As you read my stories of long ago I hope you will remember that the things that are truly worthwhile and that will give you happiness are the same now as they were then. Courage and kindness, loyalty, truth, and helpfulness are always the same and always needed.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

My bar for being successful is being able to do movies that really mean something to me and being able to make a living off of that.

Channing Tatum

I want someone who is open-minded, dedicated to whatever she is doing and isn't afraid to say I love you. As for looks, she shouldn't have three heads. I want a regular human being.

Kevin Eubanks

The American people I talk to don't spend every moment thinking, 'How can I tax my neighbor more than they're being taxed?' They say, 'How can I get a good job? How can my kids get good jobs? How can seniors have a confidence in their future when they know that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupt?'

Mitt Romney

True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.

Norman Schwarzkopf