As long as he was breathing, God's greatest task for him was not yet finished. His highest purpose in life was still unfulfilled. ... God still had plans for him.

Love happens when people forgive.

Friends don't get jealous of each other or begrudge the other for finding success. They celebrate every victory together.

Perfect love drives out fear

The next time that boy pursues you, he better do it like a dying man looking for water in a desert. When it's the right guy, you'll know, because he'll cherish you.

God stays awake all the time. In case we need to talk to Him about something.

You don't have love without sacrifice; you can't have sacrifice without love.

Christmas is a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass our own.

God grows fragrant flowers of hope in the ashes of loss.

Life is too short for half-hearted connections and meaningless run-throughs.

I can spend 10 to 15 minutes with someone, and they can tell me what they're going through. I may never have gone through that, but I get it on a really deep level.

Ah, Nothing is too late, till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate.

Irony: Taking a 170-year-old envy-based "philosophy, " which has led to the murder of several hundred million human beings and the oppression of billions more, and calling it "progressive".

There are two kinds of fools: one says 'This is old therefore it is good' the other says 'This is new therefore it is better.'

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

For my 16th birthday, my family took me to L'Auberge de L'Ill, which was family-run but had three Michelin stars. It was a revelation. After that meal, I realised this is what I want to do.

There is something permanent, and something extremely profound, in owning a home.

It's a little mad, but I believe I am many people. When I am writing a poem, I feel I am the person who should have written it.

He who obeys God's laws finds him a father. He who disobeys them, finds him a judge.

I now realize that just because you can take a punch does not mean you must stand in front of a fist, particularly not when the fist is your own.

The laughing way we make damaged people our playthings, it's so dehumanizing.