Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison
A life without tragedy would not be worth living. - Edward Abbey
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light. - Edward Abbey
"Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed."
If the end does not justify the means - what can? - Edward Abbey
Nobody has so many friends that he can afford to lose one. - Edward Abbey
Be careful about reading health books. You might die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
"If you keep your mind sufficiently open, people will throw a lot of rubbish into it." - William A. Orton
Friends are like fiddle strings; they must not be screwed too tight. - H. G. Bohn
Being rich is better than being poor, if only for financial reasons. - Woody Allen from Without Feathers