“You venture into the unknown land because that is where your heart will take you. In the end, it is not what you want to do, it is something you have to do.”

Never bet your money on another man’s game.

There is no comfort anywhere for anyone who dreads to go home.

That which is the wonder of one age is the commonplace of the next.

It does not so much matter what happens. It is what one does when it happens that really counts.

Everything from the little house was in the wagon, except the beds and tables and chairs. They did not need to take these, because Pa could always make new ones.

We had no choice. Sadness was a dangerous as panthers and bears. the wilderness needs your whole attention.

We who live in quiet places have the opportunity to become acquainted with ourselves, to think our own thoughts and live our own lives in a way that is not possible for those keeping up with the crowd.

No rich man can walk through the eye of a needle.

We’d never get anything fixed to suit us if we waited for things to suit us before we started.

The real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.

Did you ever think how a bit of land shows the character of the owner?

Let your joy scream across the pain.

Life begins at eighty.

A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.

The sweetness of life lies in usefulness, like honey deep in the heart of a clover bloom.

In order to thoroughly enjoy anything, one must feel the absence of it at times.

You don’t share everything about you, so let’s not assume everything about them.

Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.

Everything we look for outside is always inside.

I shed skin after skin, seeking my true colors, expecting a rainbow or a stripe of black, but all I get are maps of red. We are all human underneath.

There is no better time to start than now.

His revenge wasn’t loud or nasty. His revenge was silent because growth can not be heard.

When you find yourself in a hole, quit digging.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.