The growth of love is not a straight line, but a series of hills and valleys.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

Because a person couldn't ever be good and evil at once. Little girl, don't you know? The world is made up of shades of grey.

Sometimes I wish I was a guy. Life’s so much easier for them.

In a conversation, keep in mind that you're more interested in what you have to say than anyone else is.

The dynamic between two individuals starts off with everything warm and nice and fabulous and good. Working and living together can serve you quite well, but when it starts to go wrong - oh, boy!

“How ever did you see that?” “Because I looked for it.”

One truth is the swing of the sentence, the beat and poise, but down deeper it's the integrity of the writer as he matches with the language.

The person who is hardest to forgive is the one who can teach you the greatest lessons.

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.

With acting, I always felt like I didn't have control of it. It was all about other people giving me a job.

Ideas are worthless if you can’t make them happen.