Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches; yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of the living earth.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.

How beautiful to find a heart that loves you, without asking you for anything, but to be okay.

And God said, Love your enemy, & I obeyed Him & loved myself.

If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully.

Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life.

If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.

It's better to have a few faithful friends than numerous shallow friendships.

People who pride themselves on their "complexity" and deride others for being "simplistic" should realize that the truth is often not very complicated. What gets complex is evading the truth.

The importance of knowing for certain that you have been saved cannot be understated. We do not know how many days, hours, or minutes God has granted us here to have an opportunity to make a choice.

If you seek immortality, then give. For giving frees humanity from the bondage of time. When all is gone, what's left is what you gave.

In writing I am seduced by the sound of words and by the interaction of their sound and sense.

They might be kittens," she said hopefully. "They're stalking us." "They might be shy." "I don't think it's kittens, Valkyrie." "Puppies, then?

It is not when it is dangerous to tell the truth that its advocates are hardest to find, but when it is boring.

Mourning your first love is as important as meeting your first love. It's the whole cycle.

The wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.

Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.