The fact is...I'm in love with you, and I have been for some time.

You don't take away my choices. You are my choice.

What is real and what is not is for your heart to decide and for your heart to know.

Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever happened to me or the stupidest mistake I'd ever make.

I could feel the warmth of his presence as if a soft blanket had been wrapped around my soul, around my heart. It held me and protected me. It sheltered me and I knew I wasn't alone anymore.

Regrets are only felt by those who do not understand life's purpose.

If anyone can overcome a fear for the ocean, you can, little lady. Courage is being scared to death and saddlin' up anyway.

Oregon welcomed me like a beloved child, enfolded me in her cool arms, shushed my turbulent thoughts, and promised peace through her whispering pines.

Bad things sometimes happen to good people; the key to happiness is try to make the best of, and be thankful for the hand we're dealt

Tarzan-like men are my weakness, apparently.

(...)normalcy is an illusion. Each person is utterly unique. A standard of normalcy is something that most people of the world simply will never access.

I'm sorry. The Truth

Make one person happy each day and in forty years you will have made 14 600 human beings happy for a little time at least.

All other forms of history - economic history, social history, psychological history, above all sociology - seem to me history with the history left out.

I believe that nothing is more important to our ability to effectively address our present than understanding the lessons learned from those who have come before us.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

If you want to live in the fullness of God's anointing, fill your mouth with His Word.

The most important thing in skating is finding your center. There is nothing better than Skate Spinner to do this - not even skates!

When I had spent a few days without thinking, without doing anything, I would feel a sudden urge to paint. Then I would set up my easel in full sunshine.

Oh, could we lift the future's sable shroud.

Without a sacred center, no one knows right from wrong.