But the pirates never showed, and the slaves found themselves trapped on a narrow peninsula. (Lesson: never trust pirates.)

Alas! Earwax!

The cure to eliminate fake news is that people stop reading 140-character tweets and start reading 600-page books.

Uncertainty. Vulnerability. Death. Hard truths have a secret power over us. We’d rather ignore them.

I will never forget your fire. I can't wait to see what you do.

There is a desert on the moon where the dreamer sinks so deeply into the ground that she reaches hell.

The past is a shadow, so I hid in the darkness. Little did I know I was made myself the unsuspecting prey of unseen predator. For only in light can you can you see what is dark.

They are strong wives, devoted moms, and beautiful women, trying to find a way to earn and keep their wings because God knows, it's not easy being married to the military.

If God came in and said "I want you to be happy for the rest of your life " what would you do?

You have to pay attention to the work on the page and make it as good as possible because it could be your last.

There are many special interests skilful at manipulating circumstances and communications in such a way as to benefit their own ends and not necessarily the public good.