“The macabre melodies were a surreal audible example of just who Id been before and a stark contrast to who I was now.”

“The bank wanted me to sell those customers that debt, because the system needs you to buy that new car, that holiday to Barbados, that latest iPhone or that new extension youve always been dreaming...”

“Dad, despite the fact you can be a right grumpy bastard, Im so incredibly grateful to have you in my life.”

“You can do anything you set your mind to. Youre a human being, full of so many different thoughts and emotions; youre the most powerful force in your universe. So when you realise that the absolute...”

“Life is difficult for us all. Were all driven by love, and the desire to be loved and happy. If you take the right attitude, you think positively, you fill yourself with gratitude, joy and passion ...”

“Take one child, limitless dreams, unlimited potential, pure innocence and a sponge-like brain. Force them by law to spend at least ten years of their precious youth being force-fed the most useless...”

“I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not on our circumstances.”

“I think instead [of happiness] we should be working for contentment... an inner sense of fulfillment that's relatively independent of external circumstances.”

“When we take our eyes off Jesus and only focus on ourselves and our circumstances, we can no longer see Him. God says He will keep us in perfect peace if we keep our eyes on Him.”

“We, writers & poets, have a big problem. We swim too deep inside life, also in shallow waters, and then we end touching the sand!”

“I was happy, but happy is an adult word. You don't have to ask a child about happy, you see it. They are or they are not. Adults talk about being happy because largely they are not. Talking about i...”

“Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be r...”

“I walked over to the hill where we used to go and sled. There were a lot of little kids there. I watched them flying. Doing jumps and having races. And I thought that all those little kids are goin...”