Although my other ambition was to be a musical theater star (and I would attend college on a voice scholarship), writing was never far from my mind.

Every girl pretends she is a princess at one point, no matter how little her life is like that.

those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will never be happy.

Maybe we judge people too much by their looks because it's easier than seeing what's really important.

I love you, I thought. But I didn't say it. It was not that I feared she would laugh in my face. She was far too kind for that. My fear was a greater one - that she won't say it back.

I am a princess. I do not follow fashions--I make them.

People make such a big deal about looks, but after a while, when you know someone, you don't even notice anymore.

Something with inner beauty will live forever, like the scent of a rose.

Good to know: Doctors can't cure you of being a beast.

What happened to romance? Sappy, soppy longhand love letters.

A beautiful thing is precious no matter the price

Embrace your inner goddess, never let go of the light you carry within.

Commerce does not have to be a ruthless, brutal enterprise that damages people’s lives. It can be a source of happiness, healing, and hope.

The branches of the trees looked as if they were holding hands and bowing their heads in prayer.

I watched as she, with a half-life-worth of anger and resolve, flickered into this dark night and tried with all her might to get back what was taken from her.

When a presidential candidate is publicly requesting help from the Russians, you know that there is something seriously going wrong in the USA.

The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.

It is a sad day for our country when the moral foundation of our law and the acknowledgment of God has to be hidden from public view to appease a federal judge.

The academic area of new music or modern music festivals is not something which attracts me at all.

The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame.