I didn't marry a man that wanted to be in the business. But that's why we're a perfect fit.

Falling in love was the easy part; planning a wedding - yikes!

I'm a Gucci girl all the way.

If there is someone in your life who is not serving you or making you better, give yourself permission to move on.

The old adage is true, people will only be as good to you as you are to yourself. They will follow your example, and those who don't will be left by the wayside.

I don't wear my faith on my sleeve, but I definitely do walk with it every day in my heart.

There's nothing wrong with having a collection, but it becomes a problem when it overwhelms your space. When you're not displaying it properly, you're not enjoying it and it turns into clutter.

I feel like love is the thing we were created for, yet it's the place we struggle the most.

I don't need to do a reality show to make my mark in this world.

I joined church by myself in a borrowed suit at 13. I had my neighbor's bible. So my walk and my faith have always been very real.

I feel like it's better to see a sermon lived than it is to hear one preached.

Goodness is good.

Genius is among other minds what the carbuncle is among gemstones

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Daydreaming had started me on the way; but story writing once I was truly in its grip, took me and shook me awake.

Our work is great; our time is short; the consequences of our labors are infinite.

I always say, 'Books beat boredom,' said Amanda wisely.

You kind of think people get sick of you after a while, but apparently not.

If I am an empress, he is the only man worthy of being my emperor.

It was the first time I'd ever said the words to another person, and the sound of them broke open my heart.

Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease.