Words can be said easily, but one can't fake actions.

The truest treasure is a soul who believes in its own existence

It was hard to bear your soul while someone was talking to their friend about a new sweater they bought.

Betrayal converts our innocence to wisdom if we can let go of pain, bitterness, and fear and create enough self-love and safety for ourselves to allow it to do so.

I watched love and life play out in a million ways, but one of the best things I learned was this: You don't outrun pain.

Reality wins, and I'd rather see the truth than stay in love with a fantasy.

You have to know what you want to ever be able to have it.

This is the best worst time of my life.

True cynics kill themselves. The rest are posers, trying to use clever sarcasm and snarky remarks to hide insecurity and the fear that if they put themselves out there, they will fail.

How wonderful is the word of God.

Never let anyone or anything distract you from noticing how amazing you are.

I'll do shoes for the lady who lunches, but it would be, like, a really nasty lunch, talking about men.

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.

Every one of us lives in a world that is no larger and no smaller than our understanding.

For me, acting goes to a special place; it's almost mystical. You have to let go of what you think is good; it's a jump into trust, and trying to reach without wanting too much.

I'm not always successful. But I try to treat the people the way I want to be treated. I really try to keep that in mind, but it doesn't always work.

Freedom is a muscle...you have to exercise it.

If the rich could hire others to die for them we, the poor, would all make a nice living.

When I was a younger man and had a life, I owned an El Camino pickup in the '70s. It was a real sort of Southern deal. I had Astroturf in the back.