“Happiness is not by chance but by choice.”

“The greatest potential for growth and self-realization exists in the second half of life.”

“God is like, ‘I’m with you up to about thirty-eight.’ After that, God says, ‘If you want to stay, you can stay. But I’m moving on.’”

“We labor into life and we labor out of life. All of us are born with life and death walking next to us.”

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”

“To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one’s fling from time to time…and drink one’s coffee in peace.”