I believe now that we’re the enemy to the things we really want for our lives. We get really good at telling ourselves ugly lies on repeat every day. You’re unworthy. You’re ugly. You’re inadequate.

Remember: whatever is burrowed deep in one hungry soul is bound to be tethered to the hearts of many, many more.

Because you deserve dignity, beyond anything else in this world. You deserve a God, and a faith, and a belief that finds you dignified at the core.

They were the kind of words you read back and every lettered limb surprises you because you never knew you really felt those things the whole time.

Maybe we’re all a how are you away from not feeling so alone in all of this today.

Fear and failure, they go hand in hand. They’re like dance partners with great rhythm.

God is a lot of things to a lot of people but I don't think He is a cheap party host with limited grace to give out.

God is a lot of things to a lot of people but I don’t think he is a cheap party host with limited grace to give out.

I had to take the first step for myself.

That’s why I wanted to be a writer - because someone I loved told me I could be one.

She didn't know if it was God. She wasn't really sure what to call it. She just knew she believe in unconditional love. And that was really all that mattered.

​Blind faith may be healthy for the individual mind, but it is not religion.

I wondered how that felt, to really like yourself. And I wondered why some people didn't like themselves and others did. Maybe that's just the way it was.

The judges say, make it your own, so I just remixed a song if I felt like the piece needed it

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.

Everyone is entitled to an *informed* opinion.

We cannot all hope to combine the pleasing qualities of good looks, brains, and eloquence.

We learn more when we are compelled to invent.

If you don't have enough time to accomplish something, consider the work finished once it's begun.

I really take pride in the relationship that I have with my husband.

Man marks the earth with ruin - his control stops with the shore.