You don't owe anybody the present other than yourself. Take time for you. Respect yourself and your privacy. Set boundaries.

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

It's okay to not be superwoman all the time.

Tall, thin, curvy, short – whatever you are, you are beautiful.

Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground

I’m not perfect and I don’t have to be.

Your mind . . . can be your best friend or your worst enemy, but it's your choice to make.

I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.

Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears

Whatever you dream of doing one day, don't give up on that dream because you never know where it can take you.

From time to time, I've experimented with sculpture or metal design. It's a good break from just sitting behind the keyboard.

How I hate this folly of not believing in the Eucharist, etc.! If the gospel be true, if Jesus Christ be God, what difficulty is there?

My message is strong and my belief is strong, in the fact that we can still be provocative and have fun and just get informed.

What the eye doesn't see and the mind doesn't know, doesn't exist.

Pretty is a self-serving situation in which it's all about you. People who are pretty are superficial, but they are not beautiful. Beauty requires more depth.

I don’t want to be anything special. I only want to try to be true to that in me which seeks to fulfill its promise.

I certainly don't lose any sleep if I lose a tennis match.

There are only two words that will always lead you to success. Those words are yes and no. Undoubtedly, you've mastered saying yes. So start practicing saying no. Your goals depend on it!

Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can see twice as much in their sweethearts as I do.

Being a reporter took me out of myself and that shaped me as a writer.