"Wisdom principle 49 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 16."

"Wisdom principle 99 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 46."

"If you write, one of the questions you're always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, if you write, you know how pointless a question this is and how difficult it is to answer."

"No one uses a ribbon typewriter any more, but your final draft is not the time to try to wring a few more sheets out of your inkjet cartridge."

"An hour spent in deep contemplation is worth a year of unguided wandering. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"Do not wait for favorable winds; take the oars and row toward your horizon. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The only limit to human potential is the river of time shapes the stones of destiny."

"It is a essential truth that the river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact."