It is the courage, the insistence, the ruthless force of youth.

Juliet singles out Romeo. Desdemona claims Othello. They have no doubts, the young, no fear, no pride.

The two words expressed volumes.

There is something about the defencelessness of youth that moves me to tears. Youth is so vulnerable. It is so ruthless--so sure. So generous and so demanding.

Remain open to your dreams but don't be too quick to decide by what means they’ll come true.

Don't seek to be respected by everyone, rather seek to be worthy of being respected by everyone.

...the most beautiful things don't always make you happy - often they make you weep...

Faith is the road, but communion with Jesus is the well from which the pilgrim drinks.

Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

I am convinced of the afterlife, independent of theology. If the world is rationally constructed, there must be an afterlife

I've lost my writing skills since college. I couldn't write a book. It would take a long time.

There is such an animal as a nonstylist, only they're not writers - they're typists.

I'm being hypocritical because I have a Twitter, but I try to not talk about things like, 'Oh, I had a grapefruit this morning and it was delicious,' because, who cares?