"Be happy, and a reason will come along."

“All the classic jazz players all sang and a lot of 'em sang blues.”

“You don't become a new person by changing your behavior; you discover who you are in Christ and your behavior changes accordingly”

“Whereas fanatic is usually a pejorative word, a Fan is someone who has roots somewhere.”

Source : "Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Spain, Germany, and Brazil Win, and Why the US, Japan, Australia, TurkeyÑand Even IraqÑAre Destined to Become the Kings of the WorldÕs Most Popular Sport". Book by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski, August 6, 2009.

“But I have learned over the years that all I can do is reach for something difficult - try to get the colors right and the negative space, the angle of the light. And if a few people can see it, that has to be enough.”

Source : Molly Gloss (2014). “Falling from Horses”, p.307, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

“He that loves a book will never want a [close] friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. By study, by reading, by thinking, one may innocently divert and pleasantly entertain himself, as in all weathers, as in all fortunes.”

“You can't develop character by reading books. You develop it from conflict.”

“I believe in having fun first, and along the way, if you teach people, if you influence people, well and good.”

“It's a fine world, though rich in hardships at times.”

Source : Larry McMurtry (2010). “Lonesome Dove: A Novel”, p.793, Simon and Schuster