God will only push you off a cliff if He's going to give you wings to fly.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

Its very difficult to happy everyone.

I would have been very happy just cruising around and enjoying the unexpected. I've never been ambitious.

The one unforgivable sin is to be boring.

We all know that education unlocks the door of opportunity for the young.

You want a love story too? There's none to be had.

I have the libido of a 15-year-old boy...

To deserve this fate what have I ever done?... All I want is just a little piece of mind but the angels won't have it.

Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.

Hatori: "You won't get very far if you try to threaten me in THAT outfit." Yuki: "Thank you. So much.

I wrote for 10 years before I even started the 'Percy Jackson' series.