I was too weak to walk. At least, I thought I was too weak. But in truth, I was too weak to try.

The main thing I wanted to say, and thankfully it’s what most people say they get out of the book, is simply an acknowledgement that we do affect each other in ways we can’t predict.

No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet we push it just the same.

You can hear rumors. But you can't know them.

You can't stop the future You can't rewind the past The only way to learn the secret ...is to press play.

I've always loved brainstorming with other writers, and I consider having my work critiqued a part of that brainstorming.

And at some point, the struggle becomes too much-too tiring-and you consider letting go. Allowing tragedy... or whatever... to happen.

You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is...now.

Everything...affects everything

After all, how often do we get a second chance?

In the end....everything matters.

Timelessness is realizing that everything that has ever or will ever happen already exists simultaneously in another reality or dimension.

I seek not a long life, but a full one, like you Lord Jesus.

Finding meaning in the moment is what gives those meanings a value worth remembering.

UGH. Boys. They're like French class--no matter how much I study, I'll never be fluent in the language.

Remember to look at your glass half full and not half empty. A lot of my strength comes from God. God has given me a gift - the gift of life - and it's amazing that I live each day.

Actually, I wear the nail polish to hide how grubby my nails are.

A politician complaining about the media is like a sailor complaining about the sea.

My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar

Sometimes I think it's possible to mistake desire for clarity and talking in a no-nonsense way for aggression.

How many things both just and unjust are sanctioned by custom?