Don’t be so caught up in the noble cause of responsibility that you lose your passion for who you are living for.

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.

Be willing to turn your attention to that which serves you.

That hate is easy, but sometimes love is easy too.

It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas.

Then from the Mint walks forth the man of rhyme, Happy to catch me, just at dinner-time.

Money. You don't know where it's been, but you put it where your mouth is. And it talks!

It's true, of course, humor is very important in my life, as you know. That's the only reason for living, in fact.

Learn from every mistake because every experience, encounter, and particularly your mistakes are there to teach you and force you into being more who you are.

Ridicule is also a weapon against forces of evil. Really clever, intelligent ridicule.

I hate wearing anything tight. A corset is my idea of torture.

One who has an inferiority complex can never be really humble, but can only have false modesty or false humility.