What she had long believed was not true, and now the world was wide open to discover what was. It is like all my life I thought the sky was green.

No more crying. It's all wetness and no comfort at all.

But, how do you know if an ending is truly good for the characters unless you've traveled with them through every page?

All I've ever wanted was to be near you.

Many times I have learned that, you never judge a book by its cover. Like people, it is the inside that counts.

Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.

Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.

It was karma, it was kismet, it was magic. It doesn't matter how it happened, just that it did.

I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.

You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.

I do like the world quite a lot.

Stories change us. They change the world. People are stories of themselves.

War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good... war sucks.

A little bit of attention and kindness can totally change a whole life, and a lack of that can do the same.

Everyone is looking for me to bring a gold back home, and a lot of people in other places are expecting me to win.

When I watch species other than my own, their instinct's wisdom is what most impresses and disturbs me.

Life is not life at all without delight.

When I wake up, I always thank God. I'm grateful for another day, and he's allowed me this tiny thing that we should be appreciative of.

It bothers me to know there is the possibility that I as a Christian would be not only an underdog, but that I would be trodden upon if I claimed that I was a Christian.

If the real world is orange juice, then art is like orange-juice concentrate.

On the road, I try to maintain my connections with friends and family as much as I possibly can. That keeps me pretty grounded.