People were destined for one another; that's the romantic idea that young girls have, and I guess part of me still believes it.

That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.

Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it.

I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart.

You are, and always have been, my dream.

In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.

I want you to be.... happy.

I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?

The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.

Be what you are and sing a song of beauty and love.

When you have the means and information to cure a disease and don't . . . you are the disease.

There are times when you don't know yourself. There are times when you don't want to know yourself. There are times when you want to be what you have never allowed yourself to be before.

It's the height of folly to want to be the only wise one.

My husband believes that he can make a difference. He loves people.

I think I've finally learned to stop worrying about how big the gaps are between my novels' publication.

God, the source of all knowledge, should never have been expelled from our children's classrooms.

I enjoy doing martial arts films, but I like the straight stuff, too. I'd like to go back and do some Shakespeare, and maybe knock out a play or two. It's all about keeping balance.

People in red states and blue states can agree that clean air is better than dirty air; therefore we should use clean energy where we can.