“The more you try to protect yourself from love, the more pain you bring to yourself and those that love you”

“Music helps us drift away to places of tranquility, happiness, sadness, & imagination.”

“Don't waste your time being envious of what you don't have or who you want to be. Instead, focus on what you do have and who you can become.”

“Funny how things work themselves out. Things happen that split up family and friends, then things happen that bring them back together. Everyone is in your life for a reason. My hope is for all the...”

“Don't waste your time chasing things that will never be beneficial to your future.”

“I love rainstorms...the thunder, lightning, wind, all of it. So much going on at once, so many emotions...just like me.”

“Good fiction writers have an instinctive understanding of human nature. That's what makes stories and characters captivating. Good spiritual writers share what they sincerely practice themselves.”

“Everyone is running from something. But if were lucky, really lucky, fate intervenes and presents an opportunity to conquer our fears. Only then, if triumphant, can a destiny bestowed become a dest...”

“A pen name is a nickname.”

“You can find anyone that will tell you what you want to hear, but the only one worth valuing is the one that tells you what you need to learn.”

“...[F]rom me you shall hear the whole truth; not, I can assure you, gentlemen, in flowery language... decked out with fine words and phrases; no, what you will hear will be a straightforward speech...”

“Am I too blunt? If the truth is too hard to swallow, should I feed you soft lies?”

“Im not good enough for Duke. Im good enough for you.”

“Toutes les opinions ne se valent pas, et il ne faut pas confondre l'loquence d'une parole avec la justesse d'une pense.”

“Quality, relevant content can't be spotted by an algorithm. You can't subscribe to it. You need people - actual human beings - to create or curate it.”