Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.

What a pity every child couldn't learn to read under a willow tree.

It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do.

the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out.

There is no escape if love is not there

She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read.

Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.

Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.

God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

The impression of strength came from an extraordinary vitality that seemed to pulse in the very air around him

Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.

I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty

What did Danton lose his head for, or why was there a Napoleon, if it wasn't to make a nobility of us all?

I was fired at the pinnacle of my career, on my 39th birthday. And in the year that followed, I learned that there are many psychological phases of being 'let go.'

People in my books tend to get their just deserts, even if not at the hands of the police.

I see the goodness and beauty in everyone, and everything is a gift given for me and for all of us. If you don't love it, question your mind until you do.

Everyone needs to find something they love to do - it's not about what they have to do. You need to make it fun! So if shopping is your love and you hate exercise, walk to the shops!

... the state is not absolute, and loyalty to the state cannot be absolute.

I have horrible stage fright - you know how you go through the bi-polar stage fright thing? Then you go on drugs to get over the stage fright and perform, but then you're not funny at all.

I don't need drugs. I am drugs.