If you're talking to a child, you're going, 'This is the wonder of science and here's why I'm so fascinated by it.'

Anyone can slay a dragon, he told me, but try waking up every morning and loving the world all over again. That's what takes a real hero.

I sometimes wake in the early morning & listen to the soft breathing of my children & I think to myself, this is one thing I will never regret & I carry that quiet with me all day long.

Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.

Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable & fall asleep & miss your life.

I hope someday you see this is all life wants: for you to be your own kind of beautiful & not the kind that makes you forget who you are.

There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.

There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise.

If you hold on to the handle, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just let the wind carry you.

I've always like the time before dawn because there's no one around to remind me who I'm supposed to be, so it's easier to remember who I am.

Everything changed the day she figured out there was exactly enough time for the important things in her life.

Is there any smooth path to success? No. You must learn to travel on many rugged roads to find the straight path.

My greatest hope is to be a mother who loves Jesus with a deep and abiding affection that joyfully overflows to my children.

A closed heart opens no mind.

Always distance yourself from gossip, because it is the worst form of self-disruption.

The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.

I realized that the story of even so small a place can never be completely told and can never be finished. It is eternal, always here and now, and going on forever.

You'll wondering why aren't you born in Japan if you think you're an Otaku

I don't go to the movies because they scare me. I don't like anything that is suspenseful, even pleasantly so.

I'm not a pacifist. I'm not that brave.

A lot of people say I can't do it because I'm blind, or I have red hair, or my feet are too big. Get the right team around you, don't set boundaries and go for it.