Frank O'Connor

"Death teaches us the value of life."

"Freedom is responsibility; choose wisely."

"The songs we remember are those that touched our souls."

"A peaceful mind is the richest possession."

"The adventure of living is in the unknown."

"Through art, we transcend the limitations of our existence."

"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing."

"Writing is about learning to see in a new way."

"A writer without a sense of humor is like a violin without strings."

"The short story is the nearest thing we have to the play in literature."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

"The artist's task is to save the soul of mankind."

"We have learned everything except how to be happy."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."

"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you."

"Education is the most powerful weapon to change the world."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Dreams are the touchstones of our character."

"Beauty is truth, and truth is beauty."

"In solitude we find ourselves; in ourselves we find solitude."

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"Patience is the virtue of the strong."

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"Strength does not come from winning; it comes from struggle."

"Fear is the cheapest room in the house but I would not like to live there."

"Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely."