I knew from the age of seven that I was meant to be a writer.

What a pity every child couldn't learn to read under a willow tree.

It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do.

the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out.

There is no escape if love is not there

She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read.

Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.

Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.

God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.

Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

Patience is a virtue not a vice.

For a while, my self-control and my power of reason quailed to uselessness.

Everyone has a secret. Right? Of course I have a secret. I think maybe you too?

One does not contradict the other.Straight-faced is the basis of all decent comedy.

Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.

I have vertigo. Vertigo makes it feel like the floor is pitching up and down. Things seem to be spinning. It's like standing on the deck of a ship in really high seas.

Sometimes, I think the only art left for us is slowly peeling the label off a beer bottle while somebody tells you about a dream they had.

One cannot hire a hand; the whole man always comes with it.

College isn't necessary for everybody and it's only from what you put into it what you go there for.

Batista does look pretty mad.