I'm married to Kevin, a photographer whose career has put him on the campaign trail with presidential candidates and sent him on assignment to far-flung places for long periods of time. It was sometimes rough when our children were small, and I was beginning to write in earnest. -- Nancy Horan

Some suggestions for you :

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived.

Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

When I planted my pain in the field of patience, it bore fruit of happiness.

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

When I came back to Dublin I was court-martialled in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.

The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.

When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.

A life of peace purity and refinement leads to a calm and untroubled old age.

There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.

All cruelty springs from weakness.

Formal education will make you a living. Self-education make you a fortune.

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

I intend to live forever. So far, so good.