Enthusiasm is a volcano on whose top never grows the grass of hesitation.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.

How beautiful to find a heart that loves you, without asking you for anything, but to be okay.

And God said, Love your enemy, & I obeyed Him & loved myself.

If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully.

Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life.

If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.

Happiness is part of who we are. Joy is the feeling

Those who cultivate letters must be supplied with the books necessary for their purpose; and until this supply is secured I shall not rest.

People tend to play in their comfort zone, so the best things are achieved in a state of surprise, actually.

I don’t want to throw everything away for something uncertain.

I would hate people to think bossy is all I can do.

Writing is a combination of being alert to your outer surroundings and alive to your inner reality.

I'd always wanted to write a song about a leather jacket and how wearing it makes you feel. I love leather jackets, and I've got a big collection of them.

Every thought is public, Every nook is wide; Thy gossips spread each whisper, And the gods from side to side.

Communism is what happens when atheism meets bureaucracy.

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.