Live inside your stories, yes, but do not hide behind them.

It's okay to fail. It does not make you forever a failure. In fact, there are no failures really. Only human beings doing the best they can.

I wish my brain had an off switch. Maybe that way I could get some sleep.

When I am alone, I drink my tea with pinkie raised, like a kid playing "tea party." At times, a fancy British accent is involved. Dahling!

I want everyday magic.

If you think someone is humble, never tell them so. You will unknowingly rob them of the very thing you admire.

Walking the Camino de Santiago taught me the wonders of physical challenge, the wonders of spiritual freedom, and the wonders of baby powder.

The night before a deadline, I usually am in desperate need of a back rub. And new wrists. And candy. And little mice to secretly finish the job while I am sleeping.

If I had a nickel for all the times I've been shushed in my life? Bam! Instant millionaire!

Each night, I close my eyes and dream. In the morning, I open my eyes again, but the dreaming doesn't stop.

Sometimes I dream so vividly, so expectantly, I wonder if I'm crazy...

Learning the way of grace is about truth. It’s reconciling the truth, of both our own infinite value and of others’ infinite value—despite our depths ofbrokenness.

No matter what happens to you, if you have life, with faith and hope, you will live to see your situation change.

You learn a lot from the people in your life who value you and for the ones that don't you learn forgiveness~

Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.

You can't be beautiful," Brandy says about a thousand times, "until you feel beautiful.

I don't create poetry, I create myself, for me my poems are a way to me.

I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate.

You only live once, so live a good life!

I may contradict myself, but at least I don't contradict myself.

And you can save more money for retirement. It’s not just about marshmallows.