I scavenged for sensation, sought myself in the rewards of being out there, across the Border.

Relish the challenge of overcoming difficulties that would crush ordinary men...learn to suffer.

Sometimes you must sacrifice yourself on the altar of effort to be reminded of what and who you could become if you applied yourself.

One hour three times per week in the gym is no counterbalance to all of the other behavior in those other 165 hours

Punish the body to perfect the soul.

It doesn't have to be fun to be fun.

I don't actually care what I climb, only how it affects me. Which means the summit doesn't matter as much as the emotional process.

So go ahead, break stuff. Break yourself on the once-hard edges of yourself. And recycle the debris into the foundation of your future.

Everything costs something everyone pays

Some of us wake up. Others roll over.

Inconsistency, incompetence, and lies are all cut short by the ground. It will stop you if you can't stop yourself.

We could all use the power of prayer now and then, but it seems to me that the people who are sure they have a direct line to heaven are most often calling collect with bad news.

There is joy in every circumstance. Although the beginning is/might be bitter, there are valuables lessons in between that bring joy.

Fight for faith, and hope will be born.

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.

Werewolf games, " Mercy said solemnly, "play for keeps, or go home." She was so cute sometimes it made Adam's heart hurt.

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances.

Kaeleigh, queen of passive, all the time saying no, but not strong enough to mean it.

All games contain the idea of death.

I'm glad folks think I look different, I'm living a different, happy, more fulfilling life, and I'm thrilled that perhaps it shows.

What woman, however old, has not the bridal-favours and raiment stowed away, and packed in lavender, in the inmost cupboards of her heart?