I don't swear much; I've taken those words out of my vocabulary, and having kids, you have to have two sets of language!

Everyday I see a little more of my father in me.

I don't want to impress, I want to inspire.

From the cradle to the grave, temptations all around. But no matter how good the fix, its gonna take you down.

It took a while for her to figure out she could run but when she did she was long gone, Long gone.

I think the industry is oblivious to the fact that most people listen to all kinds of stuff. I personally don't know of anyone who listens to only one genre of music. It's vanity because no one does.

You changed my life. You changed my ways. I don't even recognize myself these days. It must be a reflection of you, only you.

Since I was a kid I just wanted to be in Nashville.

I think it took me a while to convince Nashville that what I do is genuine and my heart's in the right place, and I love country music.

If it's a real dream it's uncrushable.

Life is about holding on and letting go.

We are not so different, and yet we are worlds apart." Ahkeel/Akil, The Veil Series prequel.

Life is only but the praise of prayer.

I like your glasses, ” he said. “I like your Simon Snow T-shirts. I like that you don’t smile at everyone, because then, when you smile at me... Cather.

The author enters into his own death, writing begins.

At at any point in time, knowing what has to get done, and when, creates a terrain for maneuvering.

There is a furnace in our cells, and when we breathe we pass the world through our bodies, brew it lightly, and turn it loose again, gently altered for having known us.

Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.

We are most often in the dark when we are the most certain, and the most enlightened when we are the most confused.

Set out on pilgrimage and triumph gloriously over the infidels in the East.

Any woodsman can tell you that in a broken and sundered nest, one can hardly find more than a precious few whole eggs. So it is with the family.