Books and movies, they are not mere entertainment. They sustain me and help me cope with my real life.

Reading makes me feel like I've lived a thousand lives in addition to my own.

What is family anyway but people who are always supposed to be there for you? Family should be rock solid, the earth beneath your feet, wind beneath your wings, and all that.

Computers are quiet and clean and totally distracting because the Internet is there, lying in wait for a moment of weakness to pounce on your creativity and progress.

Suffocation is a cruel way to go.

It’s a lot harder to get someone out of your life than it is to let them in, so take your time!

I think that little by little I'll be able to solve my problems and survive.

God allows difficulties, inconveniences, trials, and even suffering to come our way for a specific purpose: They help develop the right attitude for the growth of patience.

When all men give to all others all the rights they claim for themselves, this world will be civilized.

... We [can't] escape the influence of sin in the world, but [do] we have to pay money to see and hear it firsthand?

Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.

I don't think there's going to be a day when I don't think about food or my body, but I'm living with it, and I wish I could tell young girls to find their safe place and stay with it.

I seek refuge in Thee from every hope which would distract me.

Success is less interesting than struggle. There is great pleasure in the effort.

The torch of doubt and chaos, this is what the sage steers by.