I kept a diary as a teenager but I never would have shared it with anyone. Still, I think it's very good practice to write things down.

How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.

Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Believe in yourself and you can achieve greatness in your life.

our finger prints dont fade from the lives we touch

Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.

Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need.

We are friends for life. When we’re together the years fall away. Isn’t that what matters? To have someone who can remember with you? To have someone who remembers how far you’ve come?

The truth will make you odd.

Things change…things happen…things you can’t even imagine when you’re young and full of hope.

I am not a broken heart. I am not collarbones or drunken letters never sent. I am not the way I leave or left or didn’t know how to handle anything, at any time, and I am not your fault.

Do not stop pursuing your dreams in the midst of all the difficult situations you find yourself to be in. Instead, set your goals in faith.

The way to forget our miseries, is to remember the God of our mercies.

Epitaph to a waiter: By and by God caught his eye.

Prayer never changes the laws of nature.

I have thoroughly compromised your niece," Alex declared. "Will you plase insist that she marry me?" Caroline didn't bat an eyelash. "This", she announced, "is most peculiar.

literacy is at the heart of sustainable development

When you love someone, when you care for someone, you have to do it through the good and the bad. Not just when you're happy and it's easy.

Trials are not consequences of your disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to grow more.

More and more Congressmen now stay in Washington all year-round because they can't stay at home under the laws they've passed.