You may not be able to change the world for the better, but the world is able to change you for the worst, don't give them the rock you stand on.

A trusting heart will follow, only those who truly follow their heart.

Sometimes playing stupid opens your eyes to the truth.

It is better to have God over your shoulder, than carry the world alone on your back.

We are all innocent, until we die.

The more material we lose, the less we have. The less we have, the more we win.

A house is never small or empty, when filled with love.

Hope is like a word made with cloud, without faith, it quickly blows away.

Every corner and room of a house will carry memories, make these the most pleasurable times you shared with your family.

When I was young, I thought I was a bird at one time. Then they told me I can't fly, so I stopped flying.

We are all dust passing through the air, the difference is, some are flying high in the sky, while others are flying low. But eventually, we all settle on the same ground.

This idea that clumsy, stumbling people are real bright is ridiculous, because intelligence is related to neurologic function, and really intelligent people are very well-coordinated.

My genes tie me to those that despised me.

Motherhood rarely allows for solitude, yet it begets its own kind of isolation: from one's past, from one's youth, from the women we once thought we were and would become.

Along this road of spending, the government either takes over, which is Socialism, or dictates institutional and economic life, which is Fascism.

The heart is a tender but hardy organ. Daring to have a wonderful experience, even though you may get hurt, is the only way you'll realize its deepest desires.

What I may intend for a story to communicate and what a story ends up communicating could be two different things. And it could be an even more positive thing.

People have notions of what a wife's role should be in this process, and it's been a traditional one of blind adoration. My model is a little different - I think most real marriages are.

Let an audience be able to find it themselves without spoonfeeding it.

The one who has a good friend doesn't need any mirror.

I get so mad about ex-boyfriends, but if a boy hurts me, I don't write a song about it. They don't deserve it!