Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.

-- Wendelin Van Draanen, Flipped

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

-- Confucius, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

For better or for worse, but not for lunch,...

-- Abigail Thomas, A Three Dog Life

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.

-- Frank Zappa, Hush, Hush

Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

-- Abraham Lincoln, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.

-- Samuel Johnson, Blessed Are the Pure of Heart: Catechesis on the Sermon on the Mount and Writings of St. Paul

She needed to come with an instructional manual. And one not written in Spanish.

-- Kelly Moran, Benediction

Ask not of things to shed their veils. Unveil yourselves, and things will be unveiled.

-- Mikhail Naimy, The Book of Mirdad: The Strange Story of a Monastery Which Was Once Called the Ark

It's more important to be free than to be happy.

-- Tom Robbins, Il fungo magico

Dreams of success often get in the way of actual success.

-- Felix Long, To Conquer Heaven

Having a camera is not enough. You must understand, appreciate, and harness the power you hold!

-- Mark Denman, Wake Up

The music plays . . . and your sense of reality is heightened to a dream.

-- David Mutti Clark, Professor Brown Shoes Teaches the Blues

Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.

-- Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

Where are you? Here What time is it? Now What are you? This moment.

-- Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives

You know that I could as soon forget you as my existence!

-- Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.

-- Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you.

-- Stephanie Klein, Straight Up and Dirty

They say all marriages are made in heaven, but so are thunder and lightning.

-- Clint Eastwood, Jitterbug Perfume

The secret of happiness is something to do

-- John Burroughs, Truth in the Dark

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

-- Socrates, The Intern