Do not conform to seek the seekers, but leave the leavers. Wisdom comes from facing what you do not yet understand.

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.

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

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.

Daughter, that's life: messy, confusing, heartbreaking, but wonderful. All any of us can do is to try to be ur best, and to learn from our mistakes, as well as our victories

It's not all that important that you be able to originate brilliant ideas... The more important talent is to be able to recognize good ideas from other people.

In thinking about His many blessings, you view God's work from a new perspective.

Growing up devouring horror comics and novels, and being inspired to become a writer because of horror novels, movies, and comic books, I always knew I was going to write a horror novel.

Unfortunately the innocent are always involved in any conflict. Always, everywhere, there is some voice crying from a tower.

To do or not to do... that is the question.

Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women.

If I fail to spend two hours in prayer each morning, the devil gets the victory through the day. I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.

I can never really remember what I look like. I'm just sort of neutral. I don't think I'm sort of, you know, hideous.

What if getting bigger isn't the point? What if you merely got better?