There was a hole inside her, and it twisted.

Better to be strong than pretty and useless.

What you cannot escape, you must fight; what you cannot fight, you must endure.

I went to the entrance to the restroom, where the hallway did a sharp bend so nobody could peek into the girls' pee-palace.

What you can't run away from, you have to face

Are you listening, little bird?

Christophe, with the careful tone of an adult telling a kid not to pet the nice foaming-rabid pooch.

If something is visceral and unsettling for me, my job is to not look away, not to punk out. Sometimes the dark things come from places inside me, experiences Ive had, that need to be transformed.

That's the funny thing about old hurts- they just wait for new heartache to come along and then show up, just as sharp and horrible as the first day you woke up with the world changed all around you.

His eyebrows drew together. He was perilously close to unibrow; I guess nobody had held him down and administered a good plucking to the caterpillar climbing across his forehead.

The only place their voices were left was in my head. It was better than being alone but it was so, so lonely.

That's all you can do in this world, no matter how strong the current beats against you, or how heavy your burden, or how tragic your love story. You keep going.

To better handle grief, become the passenger, not the driver.

True compassion sees each person as a brother or sister and acts accordingly.

It is no mystery why nice people are well-liked and get along harmoniously with others. Being nice makes people feel emotionally safe, allowing for more authentic, trusting, and happy interactions.

Do not want things to turn out as they seem best to you but as God pleases. Then you will be free from confusion and thankful in prayer.

I have a great memory.

Somewhere at the top of the pyramid in the invisible government are a few sinister people who know exactly what they are doing: They want America to become part of a worldwide socialist dictatorship.

One of the gifts our planet gave us is to love completely. Without jealousy or insecurity or fear. Without pettiness. Without anger.

Pull in your belt, spend less, and reduce debt.

When there are fish heads and blood in the water, you don't need to see the silverpike to know they are there.