Some people are just afraid of what's different. It doesn't mean different is bad. It just means different is different.

If you're gonna fret, fret over something you can change. Then stop fretting and do something about it.

Although I always loved reading and putting words on paper, I never thought about becoming a writer until I was twelve.

When I was young, I was very shy and quiet, because we moved all the time. My dad was in the Navy, so we moved every two years.

And in this moment, I realize one reason it's so great to have a best friend is sometimes, like right now, Cal and I are thinking the very same thing.

Other writers definitely influence my writing. What encourages me and inspires me is when I read a good book. It makes me want to be a better writer.

I'm amazed how the tiniest moments grow into books.

A dog pours a pitcher of love into the lonesome spots of your life.

Zachary smiles, and I wonder if he's felling different. Because standing out here waist deep in Gossimer Lake, next to my best friend, I'm feeling different-light and good and maybe even holy.

Everything around you is your life and your opportunity

I hated these visits, because I kept feeling the visitors measuring my fat and stringy hair against what I had been and what they wanted me to be, and I knew they went away utterly confounded.

Aspirations forms the plot of success.

The stars will live for me, if not anything else

I try to have things change before I get bored, and I figure other people might enjoy that too; I try not to let anything repeat for long enough that you can get used to it.

Roger Collins wasn't the most popular teacher at school only because he was interesting in class. In fact, most of the girls would have loved a little after-class attention from this teacher.

I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and the impossible.

It is good to live and learn.

Acting attracts shy people and show-offs.

Without husbands, women have to focus on earning more. They work longer hours, they're willing to relocate and they're more likely to choose higher-paying fields like technology.