Your consent is your character.

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.

There are a lot of good women in New York.

On the [Betsy] DeVos case, I agree that the gun - her gun position is kind of weird, kind of crazy, but I do think she does know about public schools.

I don't think I've got bad taste. I've got no taste.

a tree is never just a tree, it is bigger and deeper and wiser than a girl like you will ever be.

Every writer has to figure out what works best - and often has to select and discard different tools before they find the one that fits.

Most movie-goers are overdosing on star coverage; it's the ultimate example of too much information.

There's nothing wrong with fighting for the right things.

The laws are with us, and God on our side.

Earth is a place where language has literally become alive. Language has infested matter; it is replicating and defining and building itself. And it is in us.