Death says a million words that the heart can't pen.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.

A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?

The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.

When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.

If he can't handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person's soul.

You can use the power of words to bury meaning or to excavate it.

I can but pray the Father o' a' to haud his e'e upon her, an' his airms aboot her, an' keep aff the hardenin' o' the hert 'at despises coonsel!

Put three grains of sand inside a vast cathedral, and the cathedral will be more closely packed with sand than space is with stars.

The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every product of architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavour to build an earthly paradise for people.

God had no children too weak, but a great many too strong to make use of.

Making those we love happy sounds innocent as a dove, but it can be as destructive as a lion.

Liberty is liberty, not equality or fairness or justice or human happiness or a quiet conscience.

I think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure.

My focus is on my constituents.

Being strong can be also feminine. I don't think feminine equals being weak. Being strong is very sexy.