Were you always such a stubborn, blind, obtuse girl?" "Are you calling me stupid?" "Yes, but in a more poetic way!" "Well, here's a poem for you. Get lost!

You don't take away my choices. You are my choice.

What is real and what is not is for your heart to decide and for your heart to know.

Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever happened to me or the stupidest mistake I'd ever make.

I could feel the warmth of his presence as if a soft blanket had been wrapped around my soul, around my heart. It held me and protected me. It sheltered me and I knew I wasn't alone anymore.

Regrets are only felt by those who do not understand life's purpose.

If anyone can overcome a fear for the ocean, you can, little lady. Courage is being scared to death and saddlin' up anyway.

Oregon welcomed me like a beloved child, enfolded me in her cool arms, shushed my turbulent thoughts, and promised peace through her whispering pines.

Bad things sometimes happen to good people; the key to happiness is try to make the best of, and be thankful for the hand we're dealt

Tarzan-like men are my weakness, apparently.

(...)normalcy is an illusion. Each person is utterly unique. A standard of normalcy is something that most people of the world simply will never access.

If you are being run out of town get in front of the crowd and make it look like a parade.

The neglected heart will soon be a heart overrun with worldly thoughts; the neglected life will soon become a moral chaos.

Human beings are like tea-bags. You don't know your own strength until you get into hot water.

Paul hardly ever allows the real Jesus of Nazareth to get a word in.

Every sentence stands on its own. Whether that's fair or not, that's kind of the way it is.

Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have.

With all the yoga and meditation that I do, when the chaos happens it happens. But I'm not as affected as a lot of people - I don't react as much. I just let things drip off my back a little bit.

There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.

I saw science as being in harmony with humanity.

Pleasure seizes the whole man who addicts himself to it, and will not give him leisure for any good office in life which contradicts the gayety of the present hour.