“I have too much doubt. Its the bastard child of fear. I hate fear. So doubt sidles up next to determination in my heart. It doesnt outweigh it. They coexist.”

“I dont want to be my limitations. I dont want to be my pain. I dont want to be my embarrassment.”

“the person youve always wanted to be. Some days your heart will be in it, and some days youll fake it, but eventually it will become a habit and without thinking about it, you will be changed anew....”

“Sometimes Im irrational, I know I am, but even irrational thought feels very, very real when youre in the middle of shit.”

“Genetics doesnt ensure love, or even like, time and effort do. You dont give them your time, and you dont show them effort”

“Because thats what parents do, without even thinking about it, thats what parents do. They fill their children with love and understanding and compassion and knowledge so that when theyre adults no...”

“I'm bred for farm work, and for such folk, the only A's you get come from effort. Strife and strain are all the world can offer, and they temper you into something unbreakable because Lord knows th...”

“There is never a traffic jam created from people going the extra mile”

“Work hard, put maximum effort, and have a good attitude. Most importantly never give up.”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”

“A hallmark of virtuous adulthood is learning to find freedom in your work rather than freedom from your work, even when work might hurt.”

“Parenting requires a delicate balance of letting your child be your spiritual teacher while you maintain the clarity and boundaries to be her Earthly teacher.”

“Remember, nothing is ever created or destroyed. Therefore, unresolved emotional pain from childhood does not dissolve by itself. It sits waiting to be declared, and a child is the ultimate vehicle ...”