It doesn't matter how big the body, it's what you do with it.

I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer.

I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt.

It's amazing that the heart makes no noise when it cracks.

Everybody sins, Francis. The terrible thing is that we love our sins. We love the thing that makes us evil.

And he did see--that life was rotten, that there were no heroes, really, and that you couldn't trust anybody, not even yourself.

Why did the wise guys always accuse other people of being wise guys?

They don't actually want you to do your own thing, not unless it's their thing too.

I have lived a thousand lives lost within the pages of a book.

The possibility that hope comes out of hopelessness and that the opposite of things carry the seeds of birth - love out of hate, good out of evil. Didn't flowers grow out of dirt?

Affection is one of the most neglected words in the English language, that people throw the word love around like confetti when they mean affection.

When you realize the awesome power of words, you can change lives.

Do what you are doing. Monastic motto

McKenzie was Caroline's primary wingman. They had matching Coach bags to prove it.

God's Kingdom isn't divided into areas of important people and areas of little people. In God's sight, everyone's needful.

There are only two types of people in this world - the people who do the DOING, and the people who have stuff done to them.

I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I'm trying to be Miss America, but the most important responsibility a celebrity has is to set an example and be a role model.

A woman who lives with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule will often ache with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul.

Most fan have been like, "You're a monster, you give me nightmares, don't talk to me."

From Bill Clinton speech- People are more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power.