When you make a bet, you're saying something.

The point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on.

Each of us will have to make the choices that allow us to be the largest versions of ourselves.

It's like my whole world is coming undone, but when I write, my pencil is a needle and thread, and I'm stitching the scraps back together.

A novel is not, after all, a historical document, but a way to travel through the human heart.

I write to find out what I am thinking. I write to find out who I am. I write to understand things.

A book does not discriminate against any reader. All are welcome at the table of literature.

Don't plan it all. Let life surprise you a little.

Everyone needs a strong sense of self. It is our base of operations for everything that we do in life.

I admit that for me love goes deeper than the struggle, or maybe what I mean is, love is the deeper struggle.

Every writer can tell you that a book is only truly alive when it finds passionate readers who bring it alive in their imaginations.

The Puzzle Piece CharmTo A Life Filled with Friends Who Complete You

Donata Santori looked down at the dead body lying at her feet and thought, ‘Damn, that can’t be a good sign.

When the Church listens to the Holy Spirit, it becomes fruitful. New movements are born.

What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.

No good water comes from a muddy spring. No sweet fruit comes from a bitter seed.

I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face.

I am sick of four walls and a ceiling I have need of the sky, I have business with the grass.

To not know math is a severe limitation to understanding the world.

All I can say is practice, you never know what you might do.

The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren't passionate about what they're doing.