Nobody can cause another man evil unless the second party involved allows him to.

Behind this story so far is another story, as behind the girders of an ancient bridge is the skeleton of a child which superstition says keeps the bridge standing.

I have wrote my name in hell, ” Brian McFee had said as he was dying on the sawdust of the floor in the Bent Ridge Tavern.

At the end of the day we’re all reactive personalities. We just don’t know it until we meet the right catalyst.

Let go of what was and embrace what to be.

His voice is both low and quiet, and it has this hypnotic rhythm to it. I wonder whether someday he'll give sermons with that voice, whether he'll throw down judgement with that voice.

Strive to follow your big dreams. If you fail, cherish the valuable experience gained during the process. There’s always a second time.

Putting words onto paper—when it is done as an honest act of search or connection, rather than as an act of manipulation, performance, self-aggrandizement or self-protection—is a holy act.

Rights come from God, not from government.

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.

I finally feel like I'm becoming somebody. I really think like I can do something. I just know I'm going to be an actress. I want it so bad.

Maybe wanting to retire is my ambition.

Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.