If tears of sorrow are the echoes of things lost, what then are tears of joy?

Be very careful what you try with that.  I’m not as strong as I should be.” His breath was ragged, and irregular.  “And you are stronger than you know.

I think a good book is a good book forever.I don't think they get less good because times change.

Keep your head up, your faith strong, and your eyes open for the little miracles all around you…because they are there, just waiting to be discovered.

... in moments of crisis our thoughts do not run consecutively but rather sweep over us in waves or intuition and experience ...

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.

When you're a kid and you're a superhero lover, the holy trinity is Batman, Superman and Spider-Man, so to be able to take any of those and play with it is a huge joy.

It's the start that stops most people.

Sometimes one has to say difficult things, but one ought to say them as simply as one knows how.

If you cannot bless yourself, then nobody can bless you.

Let hopes and sorrows, fears and angers be, And think each day that dawns the last you'll see; For so the hour that greets you unforeseen Will bring with it enjoyment twice as keen.

I researched fiction writing for months before I taught my first class, much of it looking for strong techniques from bestselling authors.