Secrets could never be rushed. They had to come of their own accord, on their own schedule. That way ,when they came , the offered themselves as a gift.

Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding

And oh I want so much to sing, I tell myself no. But it is so hard to keep from singing.

Writing isn't just on the page; it's voices in the reader's head. Read what you write out loud to someone-anyone-and you will catch all kinds of things.

Forgiveness is a little thing when love is there.

I feel the stars. Each sparkle sets aflame the pain in my heart.

Or, in truth, eventually, though I still noticed, the callouses on my spirit prevented wounds (p.75).

Some affixes are wildly promiscuous.

I believe we have breaks because we need them. So my suggestion is that you take the break. Eat chocolate.

Summer comes over the hill like a hairy blanket.

You have to live life if you're going to create believable lives on paper.

The lot of man is to suffer and die.What's gone is of no consequence.

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.

I'm thankful my parents obliged me to live with the unvarnished truth: I might not have been a looker, but I was a better speller than the prettiest girl in my class, and I was funnier, too.

There are so many people afraid of a task. They get so overwhelmed by the obstacles in front of them that they shy away from reaching beyond a position of safety.

The lacy fight was a career defining fight.

The drama thing was something I've always wanted to do, but the opportunities are rare, and they have to be the right ones.

I can talk myself so much into my part.

You take the good with the bad and try not to listen to everything said about you because you know it's not good.

Celebration is my attitude, unconditional to what life brings.

Love is the scent of a sleeping back, death a slight draft of bad breath.