And now he smiled at me. All teeth. The way only people who hadn’t learned self-consciousnessknew how to smile.

The future is terrifying because it's full of stuff, not because it's empty.

Love doesn't just go away when it becomes inconvenient.

It's not what you do, it's what it means.

There’s risk inherent in most things that matter.

Whoever said that one cannot be moral without being religious never had morals in in the first place.

You have not lost if you have learned one new lesson.You have not lost if you have helped one new person.You have not lost if you have overcome one new obstacle.

Thoughts are divine.

If you watch a scary movie together, then the scariness is cut in half!

Compassion is a Shepherd, Always tending his herd.

I am here, come closer," the old donkey said with her eyes. "I will mother you.

Literature is capable of being a subject that people want to catch up on or discuss, whether at a coffee shop or a watercooler. It can become an intrinsic part of their dialogue.

All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.

The joy of the Lord is your strength.

Everyone's a different person when they're younger. You evolve as a human being with knowledge and attitude and challenges and obstacles in life.