If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.

I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.

That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you - without you asking.

A good mother is irreplaceable.

I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.

But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.

We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.

Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat. No one knows you like the people you live with, and no one will take up your cause to the outside world quite like your blood relatives.

I even love the smell of books.

I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I was the kind who made up stories.

The people who actually make the advances in theoretical physics don't think in these categories that the philosophers and the historians of science subsequently invent for them

When God speaks, oftentimes His voice will call for an act of courage on our part.

I want to be able to manipulate and control my career from the creative side.

Personally, I think wearing a baby chinchilla says, 'I'm ignorant.'

Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel.

I think I write more outspoken than the average rapper.

I've always wanted to write poems and nothing else.

All wars are fought for the sake of getting money.

I started changing my swing in late 1999.

Inside and out, Westley's world was ripping apart and he could do nothing but crack along with it.