It was safe to assume that the rider would be carrying a weapon of some kind. After all, there was no point in wearing half armor and going weaponless.

A good leader is someone who knows what he's bad at, and hires someone who's good at it to take care of it for him.

Keep practicing," he told her."Until I get it right?" she said. But he corrected her."No. Until you don't get it wrong.

If everything is done for me... how will I ever learn?

You can always win points. Winning people’s respect is a lot more important.

It's surprising how often history is decided by something as trival as bad shellfish.

I will remember this word," he said. "Shenanigans. It is a good word.

I'll be needing a bridesmaid',she said.'A tall one. That way, I'll look more petite and feminine.

Success tended to make the unorthodox acceptable

How can you stay so calm?" It helps if you're terrified.

Sometimes," Halt continued, "we tend to expect a little too much of Ranger horses. After all, they are only human.

I write with the entire alphabet, not just the popular letters.Readers don't want to lose themselves in the text. They want to find themselves in it.

Leave your pride, ego, and narcissism somewhere else. Reactions from those parts of you will reinforce your children's most primitive fears.

The means for maintaining perfect love is to accomplish frequent acts of love. Fire is kindled by the wood we cast into it and love is enkindled by acts of love.

We live in a moment when the dream of equal opportunity is within reach.

What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.

the Devil's hand directs our every move - / the things we loathed become the things we love

Huge events take place on this earth every day. Earthquakes, hurricanes, even glaciers move. So why couldn't he just look at me?

You may include things you believe to be crucial in a design, but those elements are often only crucial to you.

Most people play a fair game of golf - if you watch them.

One of the biggest motivations for me with writing my books is to offer girls some escapism, especially girls who really need it, like I did.