It’s hard not to smile when you’re going eyeball to eyeball with a frosted chocolate cupcake.

Being forgiven is like having all the worst bits of yourself stuffed into a balloon and then having that balloon set free.

It’s funny how even when you’ve lived with someone your whole life, they can still surprise you.

Memories are powerful that way. They can bring a person back to another place and time and make them laugh or cry all over again.

Memories are what makes each person different.

Memories are powerful that way. They can bring back to another place and time and make them laugh or cry all over again.

There’s comfort in hearing a voice when the world is silent.

Everyone has a story - find yours!

Good storytellers are always ready for the next question.

They don’t have classes on bravery in middle school. If they did I’d have signed up. It would have been helpful to learn how to stare down what I feared most and not blink.

Eyes aren't good liars.

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless.

It’s been so hard!” she whispered. “I don’t know what our destiny is!”Cloudstar bent his head toward her. “Your destiny is what you make it, Leafstar.

If Trump wins, the only thing blocking complete implementation of the programs of Trump, Paul Ryan, the Koch brothers, etc., is the Senate filibuster by the Democrats.

This is my job and I respect it enough to concentrate on it.

I know that big, important things don't just come together overnight, but I've been me for a long time now and it's still not working.

Anytime you tell a man to turn the other cheek or to be nonviolent in the face of a violent enemy, you're making that man defenseless. You're robbing him of his God-given right to defend himself.

I've never worked a day in my life. Don't get me wrong. I work at track. If you love what you do, it's not work.

Success is the result of a delicate balance between making things happen and letting things happen.

Joy is the reflex of terror.