“As soon as you stop making everyone else responsible for your happiness, the happier youll be.”

“When we get too comfortable in our routine we stop challenging ourselves. Complacency is the silent dream killer.”

“Even when we do not actively participate in our destiny, we are still on a chosen path. Life has a way of making decisions for us.”

“Being there when things are easy is one of the benefits of being a good friend. Being there when things get difficult is one of the tests.”

“Everyone keeps telling me that time heals all wounds, but no one can tell me what Im supposed to do right now. Right now I cant sleep. Its right now that I cant eat. Right now I still hear his voic...”

“When you lose someone, you get used to living day to day without them. But youll never get used to the 10 second heartbreak. Thats the time it takes to wake to full consciousness each day and remember”

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”

“I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move ag...”

“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze. ”

“Self-confidence and self-will are strength for sacred accomplishments.”

“The Lord is my strength.”

“I even made poor Louis take me on Crusade. How's that for blasphemy? I dressed my maids as Amazons and rode bare-breasted halfway to Damascus. Louis had a seizure and I damn near died of windburn.....”

“Though it may be interesting to know how many hairs there are on the human head, or how the giant red spot on the surface of Jupiter was formed, the real truths we are interested in are those about...”

“He found solace in what he wrote. It was an attempt to discover who he was at the moment.”

“I don't think everyone wants to create the great American novel, but we all have a dream of telling our stories-of realizing what we think, feel, and see before we die. Writing is a path to meet ou...”