All of us contain a divine, expressive spark, a creative candle intended to light our path and that of our fellows.

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us.

The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people’s expectations.

I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow.

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.

It takes constant vigilance not to slip into negativity or simple apathy. It takes courage to believe over any given period of time that we are getting better and not sliding into decline.

As you move toward a dream, the dream moves toward you.

Creativity requires faith. Faith requires that we relinquish control.

If we lean into what we love instead of soldiering toward what we 'should,' our pace quickens, our energy rises, optimism sets in. What we love is nutritious for us.

What we focus on, we empower and enlarge. Good multiplies when focused upon. Negativity multiplies when focused upon. The choice is ours: Which do we want more of?

People find love in life

And I met Madeline's necromancer. His name's Luca." "A death detector?" Tod made a face. "That's creepy." "It gets weirder. He's dating Sophie." "On purpose?

I find it inspiring to actively choose which traditions to celebrate and also come up with new ideas for traditions of my own.

All good sports reporters know that the best stories are in the loser's locker room.

For indeed all that we think so new to-day has been acted over and over again, a shifting comedy, by the women of every century.

...the single most important issue in all of life (is) your relationship with the living God... how you can know Him in a personal and meaningful way.

To know the great men dead is compensation for having to live with the mediocre.

I want you to be forever strong on the field, so that you will be forever strong off the field.

The greatest puzzle in the world, young man, the greatest challenge a man can face, a solving the riddle of a women's heart.

I've learned that one thing about my life that is certain is trouble.