I am such a Pacific Northwest girl.

Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. It's about finding your authentic self. The one you've buried beneath other people's needs.

Maybe time didn't heal wounds exactly, but it gave you a kind of armor, or a new perspective. A way to remember with a smile instead of a sob.

And no one drank just one shot of tequila.

And maybe that was how it was supposed to be...Joy and sadness were part of the package; the trick, perhaps,was to let yourself feel all of it, but to hold on to the joy just a little more tightly.

A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones.

Memories are who we are. In the end, that's all the luggage you take with you. Love and Memories are what last.

That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart.

What I know now about life is this: your mother is a part of everything you do and everything you are.

From the first time we met, we knew everything that mattered about each other, didn't we? We just knew. I guess that's what best friends are: parts of each other.

He is a man, and he is afraid. This is not a good combination.

Simplify and focus on the good. The beauty of the journey ahead will flourish on its own.

Sometimes I don't write at all. Someone once asked me, "What do you do when you're not writing?" And I said, "I idle."

Your fellowship with God never came because of your righteousness. So how could your own righteousness maintain it?

Death is very, very terminal.

The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.

We hurt each other because we care about each other.

When people in a country are being hurt, the issues are bigger than sport. Let's hope the right decision is made

I don't make mistakes. I make prophecies which immediately turn out to be wrong.

I would rather be at Reggae Sunsplash, which happens once a year, than doing some horrible Brady Bunch reunion.

Why, all delights are vain; but that most vain, Which, with pain purchas'd, doth inherit pain.