True bravery is being exactly who you are, imperfections included. Vulnerability is the most precious gift you can give.

Say what you wanna say and let the words fall out honestly.

Jump start my kaleidoscope heart, Love to watch the colors fade, They may not make sense, But they sure as hell made me.

Show me how big your brave is.

Late night writing is also good, too, but in New York, you've got neighbors. I try to be a good neighbor.

Love is blind, but when we close our eyes, we see with our hearts.

I'm happy to be working with all women.

Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere

It'd be a shame to stop now that I've started to make really good mistakes

If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins.

The struggle is to stay present enough when you're taking your next step forward that you're really making your most honest choices.

Your Christian life is supposed to be about your personal relationship with God. It is supposed to be about you and God alone.

When we are very young, our parents inadvertently program us to be what we eventually become. ~ Peggy Toney Horton

You cannot live with a paw in each world.

I would be happier if people who went through MFA programs also were already, by then, deeply committed readers of poetry because we need readers of poetry as much as writers of poetry.

I use the Internet a lot. I don't necessarily constantly communicate with my fans or whatever, but it would be hard to distance myself. I just couldn't do it. It's like not having a phone.

Do you know, every time I've seen you you've been like the Grim Reaper of goodwill and cheer. You should find another profession.

It is no exaggeration to say that Syria holds the key for nearly all of Americas foreign policy goals in the Middle East. As Syria goes, so goes the region.

Through the pursuit of beauty we shape the world as a home, and in doing so we both amplify our joys and find consolation for our sorrows.

It's the main reason why I continue to push myself and my career to do more and more as the amount that you're able to raise for charity and to give to charity by my celebrity.

You must be true to your own way until at last you actually come to the point where you see it is necessary to forget all about yourself.