I don't think about relatability (when writing), I think about the heart of the character.

And perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. Maybe then those who are different would feel more loved, and less, well, tolerated.

Do you know how you get the urge to clean your room, and it’s no big deal? But when your mom tells you that you have to clean your room, you don't want to? That's me, anyway.

Straight people have it so much easier. They don’t understand. They can’t. There’s no such thing as openly straight.

You can be anything you want, but when you go against who you are inside, it doesn't feel good.

The world needs people who are more comfortable standing still. We keep the earth on it axis when everybody else is bouncing around.

Guilt is about something you do. Shame is about who you are.

More and more these days, I'm realizing that I might be crazy, but I'm loved too. I don't think I ever really knew that before, but I do now.

What do you call it when a straight person comes out? ... A conversation

Smile, just because you're alive and enjoying the magic of life.

The world is a spheroid, designed to never end. We can explore it without limits, and we will have not end.

What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is calledthe Christ?” (Matthew 27:22 NIV). This is the most important question that has ever been asked. It is also the question you must ask yourself.

The past is history; The future is a mystery; This moment is a gift; That is why this moment is called the present; Enjoy it.

As a kid I always wanted to be a centre-forward. I wanted the buzz and thrill of scoring goals from an early age.

There is this paradox in pride - it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

You never know anyone until you marry them.

In a political struggle, never get personal - else the dagger digs too deep.

Spells of acute loneliness are an essential part of travel. Loneliness makes things happen.

Knowledge is much like dust - it sticks to one, one does not know how.