I swallowed hard. It was my life. And it was my choice how I decided to live it.

We were the new people here. We weren’t part of their group. We had to prove ourselves.

My brother believed in all sorts of mythical creatures: pixies, dragons, werewolves, honest men.

We’re not the greatest thing in the universe, certainly not the smartest. Seems logical there’d be a great many things in it we can’t comprehend.

Put all thine eggs in one basket and - watch that basket.

Dignity in death is a birthright of each living thing.

It's one of the old show business axioms. No matter how successful you've been, there's always a younger and sexier seal coming along.

Anger does not make history. Power does. And power may be supplemented by anger, but it derives from more fundamental realities; geography, demographics, technology, and culture.

I love the way my life has fallen into place.

I hate Mourinho. He's a fool.

There are things in the Old Book which I may not be able to explain, but I fully accept it as the infallible Word of God, and receive its teachings as inspired by the Holy Spirit.

My audience has really become a very diverse group of people. It's not just 15-year-old girls. That's kind of what allows me to write from all the different places I want to write from.