The world is a mirror into which we look, and see our own image.

The highest courage is to dare to appear to be what one is

Women are aristocrats, and it is always the mother who makes us feel that we belong to the better sort.

Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind.

We are more disturbed by a calamity which threatens us than by one which has befallen us.

As memory may be a paradise from which we cannot be driven, it may also be a hell from which we cannot escape.

Dislike of another's opinions and beliefs neither justifies our own nor makes us more certain of them: and to transfer the repugnance to the person himself is a mark of a vulgar mind.

Your faith is what you believe, not what you know.

What we love to do we find time to do.

Those who believe in our ability do more than stimulate us. They create for us an atmosphere in which it becomes easier to succeed.

When we have not the strength or the courage to grasp a new truth, we persuade ourselves that it is not a truth at all.

Freedom is the courage to resist anything, which obstructs your dream.

All of us are in the manufacturing industry - manufacturing either our own happiness or unhappiness.

Do you think we find Jesus, or does He find us?" (140+Likes on FB)

Energy moves in waves. Waves move in patterns. Patterns move in rhythms. A human being is just that energy, waves, patterns, rhythms. Nothing more. Nothing less. A dance.

If you try to lose weight by shaming, depriving and fearing yourself, you will end up shamed, deprived, and afraid. Kindness comes first. Always.

Inspiration strikes at very funny times.

In quiet moments, I love to read.

We're finding [texting] 11 times more powerful than email [for communicating with kids].

I tell kids, don't trust the media. The media with their emphasis on fame is helping to destroy this country, helping destroy the human race. It's the plug-in drug.

To be honest, I don't think of any of my characters as minor characters - they're all the main characters in a story that I don't necessarily get to tell.