“You don’t have to do any more than the bare minimum today.”

I was broken when you left but I’d be equally broken if you stayed.

I am sorry for all that I have put you through my dearest heart.

Stop chasing dreams that are made for someone else.

Take your time I’ll still be here whenever you need me.

I may not speak loudly but my dear that is why I write.

If I’m not your type please don’t try to mould me into her.

Welcome the compliments, you deserve them more than you believe.

Every obstacle along the part is a part of your story.

You are not required to make yourself digestible for others.

If you always look out for me I promise to always look after you.

A love forged from nostalgia is one left longing for more.

Do you ever search for me in new places.

Sometimes you need to go alone.

Make time to enjoy the things you love most.

Let your passions guide you to wherever you are meant to be.

How can I be too much and not enough at the same time.

Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.

You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins’ name on your record as a producer and it was on RCA, you could work the road. It didn’t have to be a big hit record, it just had to have that on it.

It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn’t.

The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.

I get over a hundred letters a day from all over the world, from children and parents, and it’s a wonder I ever have time to write books, let alone speak!

One of the commonest ailments of the present day is the premature formation of opinion.

Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.

Labor Day is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race or nation.