You will know if you are on the right path when God directs your choices, not your spouse or significant other.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.

A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?

The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.

When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.

If he can't handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person's soul.

If you don't stop fear, fear will stop you. Somebody's gotta stop. My advice? Don't let it be you. Whatever IT is. Do IT afraid

Polybius managed to attach himself to the clan and person of Scipio Aemilianus, grandson of one of the two losing consuls at Cannae,

Beauty can make a woman rich, but if she relies solely on her looks to get by, she'll always remain under a man's thumb.

I've always shied away from computers, the Internet and all that. I'm a bit more traditional, really - pick up a newspaper, pick up a phone.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

The gods at will can shape a gladder strain, and from the lamentations at the graveside, a song of triumph may arise.

Right now, after giving birth, I really understand the power of my body. I just feel my body means something completely different.

Kids are starting to dress the same, listen to the same music. I look at their Tumblrs and they're all into the same things.

Without poets, without artists, men would soon weary of nature's monotony.

There's only one side with me. You get the right side. You get the correct version of the facts.