The fact that one of these ladies was my mom made me particularly sad because my mom is beautiful. And she’s always on a diet. Sometimes, my dad calls her beautiful, but she cannot hear him.

Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just takes time.

There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.

Old pictures look very rugged and young, and the people in the photographs always seem a lot happier than you are.

We accept the love we think we deserve.

I really think that everyone should have watercolors, magnetic poetry, and a harmonica.

Maybe these are my glory days, and I'm not ever realizing it because they involve a ball.

And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're not, they will be soon enough. And i will always believe the same about you.

And I guess I realized at that moment that I really did love her. Because there was nothing to gain, and that didn't matter.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

When you start doubting God, remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome by having the Lord in your life.

50% of all facts are false and the other half are just made up

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d druther not.

I'm full of dust and guitars...

You can't tell people how to feel when they read your work. You can only hope to connect.

The most terrifying thing in my life is a blank sheet of paper.

I'm a recovering alcoholic so I should be home.

It doesn't matter if the world is pulling you down. With Christ you have everything.

The Middle Eastern states aren't nations; they're quarrels with borders.