I am a Warrior of Virtue, Nenya, the Water Warrior. Ardan is safe at last. That is all that matters. That is all that will ever matter...

It was a war, and in a war there are always casualties. Never winners, but always plenty of casualties."-- Nenya, The Water Warrior

It was a war, and in a war there are always casualties. Never winners, but always plenty of casualties.

It is not as if I want to be a princess. Since I was four years old I've spent every birthday, shooting star, wishbone, and lost eyelash wishing I did not have to be a princess!

If you're an open book I would've carefully read through the pages you've written with your life so far, so I would know where you are at right now.

But the stars that marked our starting fall away. We must go deeper into greater pain, for it is not permitted that we stay.

It's easier to die when you have lived, than it is to die when you haven't. So I say to all young people, go make memories; beautiful memories. Because when the time comes to go, you won't go alone.

Everyone thinks softball is a girl's game. But you only think that until you get hit with it on a line drive.

My advice to those who are about to begin, in earnest, the journey of life, is to take their heart in one hand and a club in the other.

I did get a huge endorphin rush when I was able to crack a system because it was like a video game.

The most challenging part of being a dad is self-restraint. So often your instinct is to teach and tell. I am constantly reminding myself to listen to them.

As a research tool, the internet is invaluable.

I guess, really thinking about it, I always assumed when you missed someone , it was tangible...something real you could grab and hold on to, but it's a not-there feeling.

Politics: Poli a Latin word meaning many and tics meaning bloodsucking creatures.