I've learned that memories can have a physical, almost living presence.

That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.

Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it.

I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart.

You are, and always have been, my dream.

In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.

I want you to be.... happy.

I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?

The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.

What is it you want to do, to put out into the world, that is greater than your fear?

What a lovely thing a rose is!

I never turn down requests for interviews. I'm just rarely asked.

Your suffering is shaped exactly by your refusal to open.

Don't fret, Grannie. We're going to a Bible retreat to scare the devil out of her

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

To deaden yourself against any hurt is to deaden yourself also against the hurt of others.

The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after the first 25 yards, but the last one out because I didn't have a flip turn.

Messi won 3 Ballons d'Or and is competing for another one. He will be the best player in the world until he retires.

You get trapped by stories. Though I've got this reputation for being out of control, it's not true, it just happens to be a more interesting story than the truth.