I can spend 10 to 15 minutes with someone, and they can tell me what they're going through. I may never have gone through that, but I get it on a really deep level.

Love happens when people forgive.

Friends don't get jealous of each other or begrudge the other for finding success. They celebrate every victory together.

Perfect love drives out fear

The next time that boy pursues you, he better do it like a dying man looking for water in a desert. When it's the right guy, you'll know, because he'll cherish you.

God stays awake all the time. In case we need to talk to Him about something.

You don't have love without sacrifice; you can't have sacrifice without love.

Christmas is a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass our own.

God grows fragrant flowers of hope in the ashes of loss.

Life is too short for half-hearted connections and meaningless run-throughs.

The truth was this: Love is a decision.

I recalled something I’d read a long time ago about Satan. When he appeared, it wouldn’t be as a demon but as an ordinary-looking guy with a convincing message of peace.

Make sure when you reach for the stars, you keep both feet firmly planted on the ground.

This has serveral consequences, starting with screwing over most cryptography algorithms--translation: all your bank account are belong to us--

You can't possibly know that you're going to be a writer!" Miss Frost said. "It's not a career choice.

Physically, teachers are often alone in their own classrooms with no other adults for company. Psychologically, they never are.

You should never trust anyone who listens to Mahler before they're forty.

School is school-she wants it to be over, but she's afraid of it being over, because then she'll have to figure out what comes next.

I believe in things I can count on, like beer and ESPN and my grandmother's pecan pie.

No law is sufficiently convenient to all.

The monetary policies of the US will destroy the world.