I was raised on songs of poetry like Simon and Garfunkel and Cat Stevens and Neil Young, etc. I love those old songs probably the most because they hit me so deep down in my core.

There are people who think that things that happen in fiction do not really happen. These people are wrong.

Usually she ordered a cup of coffee and a cup of tea, as well as a brownie, propping up her sadness with chocolate and caffeine so that it became an anxiety.

Your present is what you live, but your past is what you carry.

I’ll be fine. I’m always fine.

When you get hungry enough you find yourself speaking Spanish pretty well.

There is no such thing as a powerful prayer; we only have powerful people praying to a powerful God.

Clothes can hide you from yourself but a bikini sure can't.

And yet you see the weakness of external evidence-and outward miracles; they were not sufficient to make true believers, or to make the Israelites believe that Jesus was their promised Messiah.

I'm surrounded by people who care about me and love me. I have a great job. I have wonderful roommates who take care of me. I have a family who adores me.

The heart of Jesus glowed, because it was holy. Holy things glowed in general.