Everything you have is on loan. Foolish is the one who gets attached to a loan.

Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story.The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. Because they all taught you.

You can search the world over, but you won’t find happiness until you realize that happiness isn’t getting what you want. It’s being content with what you already have.

Some feel lonely because they haven't found that perfect 'companion' yet. Sometimes Allah sends everyone else away so you can find that only in Him.

You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He'd saved for you, the sea.

Holding on to hope when everything is dark, is the greatest test of faith

I know you feel worn and tired. I know you're tired of failing. Rest, but don't stop. You can do this. You got this. Not because you're strong, but because He's your strength.

Stop hating on yourself for not being perfect. If God wanted perfection, He would have made you an angel.

There's a special place in my heart for the ones who were with me at my lowest and still loved me when I wasn't very loveable.

When you suffer, don't speak. Look inside and listen for the duaa He inspires in you. and then ask Him. Again and again. Don't stop.

This life will never be without storms. Stop fearing the storm. Build your inner shelter.

Kiss me twice, I am schizophrenic .. Kiss me ten times, I am obsessive!

When I was writing 'The Abstinence Teacher, ' I really tried to immerse myself in contemporary American evangelical culture.

Why would I care what other people are thinking? I don't care what an audience thinks of me.

Sometimes you just can't walk away from films you're offered, like the Dylan Thomas thing.

The miracle is that your children will love you with all your imperfections if you can do the same for them.

Just curious. Does the president of the United States have any advice for other teenage boys in America? Wounded warriors, for example . . .

Birds were like dinosaurs' better selves. They had short lives and long summers. We all should be so lucky as to leave behind such heirs.

Gamma rays are the sort of radiation you should avoid. Want proof? Just remember how the comic strip character "The Hulk" became big, green, and ugly.

I've known for quite a while that I was a funny girl.

When you're wearing jeans, there's a shift in your center of gravity.