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I love everything that is old; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.

Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs.

Some pains are physical, and some pains are mental, but the one that's both is dental.

To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the wedding cup, whenever you're wrong, admit it; whenever you're right, shut up.

You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.

First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.

Beware:Ignorance Protects itself.IgnorancePromotes suspicion.SuspicionEngenders fear.Fear quails,Irrational and blind,Or fear looms,Defiant and closed.Blind, closed,Suspicious, afraid,IgnoranceProtects itself,And protected,Ignorance grows.

You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.

In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn.

I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell.

there is no moment more precious than the exact moment you are living now

Time is a gift, given to you, given to give you the time you need, the time you need to have the time of your life.