“Life doesn’t come with an instruction book; that’s why we have fathers.”

No matter how hard you hug your money, it never hugs back.

Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.

Improve your performance by improving your attitude.

Remember that no time is ever wasted that makes two people better friends.

Live and learn and pass it on.

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.

Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.

Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.

Believe in miracles but don’t depend on them.

Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

Be the first to say, “Hello”.

Regardless of the situation, react with class.

Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.

The shortest way to get anywhere is to have good company.

When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.

Someone will always be looking at you as an example of how to behave. Don’t let him down.

The public library is more than a repository of books. It’s a mysterious, wondrous place with the power to change lives.

Books -where if people suffered, they suffered in beautiful language, not in monosyllables.

To create a market for your writing you have to be consistent, professional, a continuing writer – not just a one-article or a one-story or a one-book man.

I write books I’d enjoy reading, I’m the reader standing behind my shoulder.

One thing that makes me prefer people over books is shared laughter.

Every time you finish a book, you have a terrible feeling that there’s just never going to be another one. But fortunately, so far, the next one has always shown up.

The graveyard is the richest place on the surface of the earth because there you will see the books that were not published, ideas that were not harnessed, songs that were not sung, and drama pieces that were never acted.

I love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.