This knowledge sits in my heart, heavy as a paperweight.

Anyone who gives you a cinnamon roll fresh out of the oven is a friend for life.

Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear.

Temper tantrums, however fun they may be to throw, rarely solve whatever problem is causing them.

I didn't realize this was a sad occasion.

They didn't understand it, but like so many unfortunate events in life, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.

Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby - awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.

Chestnuts in stuffing tastes like someone chewed up a tree branch and then French-kissed it into your mouth.

The thing with your heart's desire is that your heart doesn't even know what it desires until it turns up.

Accidents happen all the time.

Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.

Just breathe, " my mom would say, "Ten tiny breaths... Seize them. Feel them. Love them.

It is not the situation. It is your reaction to the situation.

Lord, give me the wisdom to know what's right and the courage to do what's right-even when it's hard.

That boy don't know the meaning of the word fear. In fact, I just saw his grades, and that boy don't know the meaning of a lot of words.

I think we're out on a limb right now, hanging over a cliff, and we're trying to find a way to get back.

I'm against Trans-Pacific Partnership now. I'll be against it after the election. I'll be against it when I'm president.

I wasn't sure how people were going to take to the stories I was telling and the things I wanted to sing about.

••When I walk across my living room from my chimney to my window, it takes me 10 seconds, but for a bird it takes one second, and for oxygen zero seconds!

It would be like describing colors to someone blind from birth: The words might be understood, but the concept would remain mysterious and private.

Babies don't need a vacation, but I still see them at the beach... it pisses me off! I'll go over to a little baby and say 'What are you doing here? You haven't worked a day in your life!'