The tension between what is, and what we dream of, is important. Not to discount what we have, but to hold onto that middle ground, because it's in there that the magic happens.

Before Julia Child there was only onion dip.

It doesn't have to be perfect...as long as you're happy with it.

Goodbye Darcy, goodbye Jean, goodbye stone cottage, scratchy towels, fields of wildflowers; good bye gorgeous Peak District ... OK English People, for your own good, get off the roads, here we come!

Remember, childhood only lasts 10-12 years. There's a lot that has to be squeezed in to make for a lifetime of happy memories. ♥

God has a hundred percent success rate in all that He does.

Man sees what he knows, not what he seesShort story, The Mallard

Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together.

I have a wonderful make-up crew. They're the same people restoring the Statue of Liberty.

I am a huge fashion fan. It's a really cool way to express yourself.

As a performer, I wanted to be the loudest, most persistent alarm clock I could be, because there didn’t seem like any other way to snap society out of its Christianity- and media-induced coma.

You're trying your damndest, you strike out and they boo you. I act like it doesn't bother me, like I don't hear anything the fans say, but the truth is I hear every word of it and it kills me.

Communion is as necessary for us to sustain our Christian vitality, as the vision of God is necessary to the angels, to maintain their life of glory.

Make a written list of everything you love.

Trust is a skill, one that is an aspect of virtually all human practices, cultures, and relationships.