No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

I think hiccup cures were really invented for the amusement of the patient's friends.

Remember, we show courage in many ways.

That is the one unforgivable sin in any society. Be different and be damned!

Fainting is for preteen girls and those really weird goats. I do not faint!

I am always struggling in finding time to daily grow in my faith. If you are not in the Word or focusing on Christ, or into prayer, you can't help but slip at times.

Your mind is made up but your mouth is undone.

[Townies] was a huge cast. It was a bit ungainly, I think with 12 regular characters they had to keep writing for.

I don’t fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is saying, ‘Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?

I am pretty honest about a lot of things that young girls question, like their body image.

I think the close work I do as a translator pays off in my writing - I'm always searching for multiple ways to say things.