I am the collector of the past.

It surprised me that I was already using the past tense. People I knew. As if I didn't know them anymore.

Since when do you look out for me? You really have grown up.""Had to happen sometime, " I say.

You're not broken. You're perfect. And when you get to get away from these kids, you might finally have a good man.

Becoming a great leader doesn’t mean being perfect. it means living with your imperfections.

Equality and self-determination should never be divided in the name of religious or ideological fervor.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.

Reach for the sky, set goals, live life to fullest and always remember to wake up each day with a smile.

She padded toward Han, barefoot, like a faerie startled out of a forest bower, bewitching mix of clan and flatland beauty.

Absolutes are absolutely dangerous.

We learn to treasure what is above this earth; we long for revelation, which nowhere burns more purely and more beautifully than in the New Testament.

With everything I do, I just try to be myself.

The fatigue was there, but some people understood that putting it aside was the single most important factor in succeeding.

The most common trait of all primitive peoples is a reverence for the life-giving earth.