You don't have to be like everybody else or do things like everybody else. God created you to be a unique individual, and He wants you to be free to be who He made you to be.

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.

Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift!

Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.

Encourage everyone you meet with a smile or compliment. Make them feel better when you leave their presence and they will always be glad to see you coming.

We suffer much agony because we try to get from people what only God can give us, which is a sense of worth and value. Look to God for what you need, not to people.

Love can melt the hardest heart, heal the wounds of the broken heart and quiet the fears of the anxious heart.

I make mistakes every day. I'm not perfect in my behavior, but I want to be and that's what God is after, a heart that wants to be.

Don't be afraid to step out, have dreams, have visions, have hopes and always, always, always believe in miracles.

A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.

When we are truly confident and secure, the opinions of others cannot control us.

Writing is like painting. You sketch it, add colour, add depth and detail. You give it a final layer and then hang it proudly.

I'm not here only just for a visit

It is courage courage courage that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity!

I don't *ever* write about real people. Art is supposed to be better than that. If you want a slice of life, look out the window.

Few things are more satisfying than seeing your own children have teenagers of their own.

You seem to think that the only genuine existence evil can have is conscious existence - that no one is evil unless he admits it to himself. I disagree.

Be truthful, say what you mean and mean what you say, don't ignore the given circumstances.

You may be able to take a break from writing, but you won't be able to take a break from being a writer.

The only way to treat the common cold is with contempt.