A beautiful heart wants to know God and gets to know him through his Word.

Because with time, faith, and love...even our scars can become beautiful.

I hated the mirror and avoided it as much as I could. A glimpse would only remind me: I'll never be normal again.

I feel like my joy in life has intensified, (and) my compassion for people has just strengthened. I have compassion that I wouldn't have had before.

It's amazing how the more you read, the less you know.

My mind is my canvas

Laughter and love are their own forms of exercise meant to keep a body healthy.

The wave of the future is coming and there is no fighting it.

Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry.

I'll be writing songs till I die. There's just no question.

Graft good Fruit all, or graft not at all.

The other day, when my 4-year-old saw a flowering tree and said, "Daddy, it's raining petals," that was poetry that just melted my heart into a mushy, yummy Fudgsicle.

My mom is my heart. But my [step]dad was my role model, the hardest working man I ever knew.

Creating success is a tug of war between your mind and your heart-your fears and your dreams. If your fears win, you lose.