My heart is shattered, an all that's left are jagged shards.

People have to snatch at happiness when they can, in this world. It is always easier to lose than to find...

Something inexorable seeds itself in the place of your origin. You can never escape the bonds of family history, no matter how far you travel.

It's painful to hold out hope for the things that once brought you joy. You have to find ways to make yourself forget.

I remember her words to me when I left school: Your mind will be your comfort. It is, sometimes. And sometimes it isn't.

I couldn't have imagined how much more there was to lose.

I ... am left with the lingering feeling that the places we go in our minds to find comfort have little to do with where our bodies go.

The older I get, the more I believe that the greatest kindness is acceptance.

To get it all done I have to dim my brain, turn it down by notches like the flat-turn knob on a gas lantern, leaving only a nub of flame.

Do our natures dictate the choices we make, I wonder, or do we choose to live a certain way because of circumstances beyond our control?

This life of ours can feel an awful lot like waiting.

Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.

Nobody likes being exploited, unless they're unaware of it, and many aren't aware of it because they believe that's how life is and you can't change it.

The author sees Joseph of Genesis as a type of Christ's Pentecostal power. He who was thought dead has been raised in power, and the power is evident in the chariot he sends for his own.

Conversion isn't, after all, a moment: It's a process, and it keeps happening, with cycles of acceptance and resistance, epiphany and doubt.

You didn't happen to install Windows when you upgraded me, did you?

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

Women empowering other women.They get the psycho-social support. They become part of a community.

I didn't get where I am today by being timid, young man.

Revolutions usually start with enthusiasm and end in tears.

My gut tells me and continues to tell me that the Conservative party is on a road back to government.