Dreams are built around the word hello, but in the end fate only knows the word goodbye.

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.

Compatibility doesn't determine the fate of a marriage, how you deal with the incompatibilities, does.

I was not a believer in instalove. So said the rational part of my brain.

I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out.

You can always find somebody to beat up. This goes back to the schoolyard. Most men would think, Don't chum with girls. But I chummed with girls.

It's really, really hard to make it as a fine-art photographer exclusively.

Pressure is trying to make a putt for a $10 bet with only $5 in your pocket.

I don't want to be like the angry old guy in the corner who is always ranting and raving about the same things - but I don't mind doing that just a little bit!

When you work as an actor, you've got to feel safe even in what appears to be the simplest things.

I'm destined to be attracted to those I cannot defeat.

Because it is so hard, in any life, to believe in what you can’t fully understand.