“Why not? Why not anything? If God aint a God of why nots, than I say Why bother, and I dont think thats takin his name in vain, I think its tellin the truth about what people need.”

“Risin up, when youre weak, makes a person stronger. By standin, theryre saying that [she] matters, and they matter too. I feel better when I think about how showin respect to one person makes every...”

“Life is choosing whom and what you love. Everything else follows.”

“I used to hope that if I went to church long enough, all my inside weight would go away. That ain't right. Jesus may have come to take away our sins, but he left our feelings right where they've al...”

“Theres one thing about getting somebody to help you thoughyou got to take whatever it looks like - their kind of help. And you cant be choosin what you like and dont like. Help is a take it or leav...”

“Trust your heart if the seas catch fire, live by love though the stars walk backward.”

“The decision is mine, and I choose happiness”

“...we confidently say that it's not worth trying to reach any conclusions merely because we decide to stop halfway along the path that would lead us straight to them.”