I like to believe magic is all around us, finding its way into everyday life one miracle at a time.

If only they could live in the twilight of their dreams, in the tiny moment before the harsh light of reality found them, perhaps they could be happy.

She pointed a long lacquered nail at the pocket where his hand was fidgeting. “So is that an Obsidian in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

I really love having an awareness.

Just ask the Border Patrol about Hillary Clinton. You won't like what you're hearing.

Any child soldier has to go through a lot of love, care and understanding to become normal.

At boarding school there wasn't much time for much of anything except education.

The best way to understand a painting is by drawing it.

Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house. Courage tastes of blood. Stand up straight. Admire the world. Relish the love of a gentle woman.

Even listening to a lot of other music inspires me, too. Like I'll find something and be like, "I love this group!" And I want to write something that's kind of like this.

We have yet to beat our drums for birth control in the way we beat them for polio vaccine. We are still unable to put babies in the class of dangerous epidemics, even though this is the exact truth.

I don't want to go shoving what I believe down anyone's throat. Whatever I believe about Jesus is a personal thing, but it doesn't exclude all the others.

Writing software that's safe even in the presence of bugs makes the challenge even more interesting.