A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?

The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.

When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.

If he can't handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person's soul.

Soul connections are not often found and are worth every bit of fight left in you to keep.

She wondered if all boys were like this, their meanness a self defense.

He that reads his Bible to find fault with it will soon discover that the Bible finds fault with him.

The city reveals the moral ends of being, and sets the awful problem of life. The country soothes us, refreshes us, lifts us up with religious suggestion.

I'd describe myself as a Christian who doesn't believe in God.

The thing about chemistry, it's sort of you get along with a person and then sort of if the movie does well, then you have great chemistry.

Expect the best, not the worst, and you will attain your heart's desire.

Haiti kind of gets a hold of you.

From the moment I told her about my dad, it was as if her whole body sighed in relief. As if someone else’s misery comforted her, made her feel as if she wasn’t alone.

Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.