Never pray to be a better slave when God is trying to get you out of your situation.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.

A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?

The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.

When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.

If he can't handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person's soul.

Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.

The cemetery is an open space among the ruins, covered in winter with violets and daisies. It might make one in love with death, to think that one should be buried in so sweet a place.

Man, what are you talking about? Me in chains? You may fetter my leg but my will, not even Zeus himself can overpower.

The kingdom values you don’t know you cannot manifest

Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.

Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.

The job of the first eight pages is not to have the reader want to throw the book at the wall, during the first eight pages.

I really hate to be Debbie Downer right now, because everyone would love to say, "Yeah, we're finally doing something on climate!

A lot of bad behavior in singers is caused by nerves.

Greatness lives on the edge of destruction