Every single voice—no matter how soft the peep—longs to be heard.

When I count my blessings, I find you in every one.

I love you" means I want you to be happy.

Music is happiness with a steady pulse.

Alas, impatience is but another form of unhappiness. It is true, it is true. I have never met a happy impatient person.

Happiness is never in a rush. If you move too fast, you leave it behind.

Laugh and smile for no reason at all. Giggle grins are a magnet for happiness.

Life can seem like a gloomy wait in the thick of black shadows.And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.

Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it.

The rarest, truest beauty is visible only to the heart.

The real beauty of a woman is most clearly seen in the smiles of those who interact with her.

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.

The left dismisses talk about the collapse of family life and talks instead about the emergence of the growing new diversity of family types.

I've been able to do what I love and what I'm passionate about my entire life. I made, you know, an insane amount of money playing baseball.

Sometimes their oppression of emotion and the weird way it comes out is more interesting than painting it in bold primary colors.

I feel I must fight for [my music], because I want women to turn their minds to big and difficult jobs; not just to go on hugging the shore, afraid to put out to sea.

When I write I pretend I'm telling a story to someone in the room and I don't want them to get up until I'm finished.

There are some who speak one moment before they think

If you learn from an experience, that's good - so nothing bad happened to you.

If you do not fear God, then fear your dreams, because they're how He talks to you.

Children are receptive to talking about gender creativity, confirming the importance of the book as a means to instigate this dialogue at an early age.