You could never be certain what you would find in a book that had spent time with someone else.

Adults need to have fun so children will want to grow up.

The women ranged in age, but they were all old enough to know that in the currency of friendship, empathy is more valuable than accuracy.

Each person's heart breaks in it's own way. Every cure will be different, but there are some things we all need. Before anything else, we need to feel safe.

You're not traveling if you already know everything.

I am starting to think that maybe memories are like this dessert. I eat it, and it becomes a part of me, whether I remember it later or not.

Life is beautiful. Some people just remind you of that more than others.

We’re all just ingredients. What matters is the grace with which you cook the meal.

A risk is a risk because it's avoidable.

Sometimes, niña, our greatest gifts grow from what we are not given.

If you live in your senses, slowly, with attention, if you use your eyes and your fingertips and your taste buds, then romance is something you’ll never need a greeting card to make you remember.

Whatever happened, I'd met my person, the one my soul connected to.

Only the weak finds comfort in making excuses and pointing finger.

True greatness consists in being great in little things.

I never am sea sick, never. I am sea drunk!

It is very difficult to be like the other guy, to be ordinary. Mediocrity takes a great deal of energy. But to be ourselves is very easy. You don't have to do a thing.

If someone who knows what's going on comes up and says they liked the music, I appreciate that.

What you focus on expands.

I do think we know that a teacher who knows what he or she is doing, knows their subject matter, and knows how to impart knowledge to kids is a critical piece of closing the achievement gap.

Poet's food is love and fame.

I personally regard all of the houses of the Lord as the work of Jehovah, initiated by him, built by him, designed by him, and dedicated to him and his program.