There is so much more to marriage than who makes the money. Some of the hardest parts don't come with a paycheck.

Without love, life was nothing but endless tasks and battles.

Ya were going to turn me into a rat? Had I known that I wouldn’t have tried to turn ya into a snake.

Do not pay attention to my cousins. Every family needs a couple idiots and we keep them around for entertainment.

A stóirín, ya are a handful of trouble, but I kind of like it.

He kissed the corner of her lips before whispering by her ear, “And that was just my hand, love.

He’s not wearing…” Charlotte began.“I know. He doesn’t, ” Lydia answered.

I think people need hope when times are tough. I think they also need escape and adventure and fantasy. Books are like cheap mini vacations.

I wish life were a fiction novel. Then everyone would have to do what I say.

I would make a HORRIBLE outlaw. I can plan the crime perfectly, but I'd also need to plan the outcomes to make it work.

Confession: I don't want to be one of my characters. I'm mean to them sometimes. Really mean.

By accepting fear in our life, we automatically allow it to rule over us

You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.

I've always said that at the end of the day, on a legal issue, I think a wise old woman and a wise old man are going to reach the same conclusion.

History is important. More than any other topic, it is about us. Whether one deems our present society wondrous or awful or both, history reveals how we got to this point.

The End is Nigh!" the man shouted. "Is there still time for hot chocolate?" Riley asked. The-End-is-Nigh guy blinked. "Ah, maybe, I don’t know.

Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.

If you think you've stopped learning, you're going to get lapped.

Remember there is no success without hard work.

I tilt her chin up and bend my face to hers, silently praising every woman who's had a hand in making her who she is.

The Second Amendment was designed explicitly to protect weapons that would be useful in a military context.