I feel happy and secure when I'm on my bed with a good book... I forget everything which is terrible in our world.

I never get bored. There isn't enough time in the day for me.

When I write, it is always the melody that comes first, and it just happens to be the case that the most beautiful tunes are sad, and the lyrics follow the mood of the melody.

If I'd been four feet tall and fifteen stone, I would certainly not have followed the same career

Salt and light speak of the influence Christians can exercise for good in society.

You don't like birthdays, Aelan?" The silver eyes ran over her gently. "Because I can help you love birthdays...trust me." ~Nolan

'Option B' draws not just on my story but on the research and stories of many people overcoming all kinds of adversity. No one should have to go through challenges and trauma alone.

Writing poems is my way of celebrating with the world that I have not committed suicide the evening before.

I am shy by nature, a person who's always found something burdensome about human interaction and who probably always will, at least to some degree.

I just thought it was important that people knew right from the jump that I've got problems. But in all seriousness, that's a huge part of my writing process.

Choosing one's leaders is an affirmation that the person making the choice has inherent worth.

The Zionists have no right to the land of Palestine. There is no place for them on the land of Palestine.

Marketing that works is marketing that people choose to notice.