Please don't let Daddy die Susie," he whispered. "I need him.

How to Commit the Perfect Murder" was an old game in heaven. I always chose the icicle: the weapon melts away.

You save yourself or you remain unsaved.

I stared at her black hair. It was shiny like the promises in magazines.

Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had.

Your first kiss is destiny knocking.

You could not be filled with hate and be beautiful. Like any other girl, I wanted to be beautiful. But I was filled with hate.

I like gardening - it's a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.

I would like to tell you that I am, and you will one day be, forever safe.

She liked to imagine that when she passed the world looked after her, but she also knew how anonymous she was.

Heaven is comfort, but it's still not living.

An uneasy past often builds the strongest and finest people.

With improved historical records, and easier access to them, we actually have better reasons for hating one another, for anger and violence toward one another.

He is not concerned about making you blessed and happy right now, but He’s continually working out His ultimate perfection for you...

I wish you all a long and happy life

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.

I like to listen to music that fits with what I'm writing. For each book, I've assembled a playlist, so readers can get a sense of what I was listening to while I was writing.

Even if you look in the dictionary you know the meaning of the word or phrase, but there's still the feeling of it.

Doubtless a good general rule for close friendships, where confidences are freely exchanged, is that what one is not informed about, one may not inquire about.

There's no narcotic like exhaustion.

No society has ever succeeded without a decent government.