I feel a strong relationship with God and I feel my ties are with him. That's how I honestly feel.

Be like snow - cold, but beautiful.

Be Young, Be Dope, Be Proud.

I am nostalgic of an era I never knew.

What other people think of me is none of my business. Sometimes, it hurts my feelings, but I have to just keep going.

No matter how many people give me advice, I am going to do what my heart tells me to do

Being brave means knowing that when you fail, you don't fail forever.

They judge me like a picture book, by the colors, like they forgot to read.

Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me when I've got nothing but my aching soul?

Sometimes I wish I was a beautiful machine so I could resist your kiss and not cry when you're mean.

In New York I pretty much live in diners - I order French Fries, Diet Coke floats and lots of coffee.

The way Magnus’ breath had sounded, rattling in his chest, before he’d said his father’s name.

For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance.

Always remember that somebody is praying for the opportunity that you have.

The funny thing is that in Bosnia there are no words that are equivalent to fiction and nonfiction. From the storytelling point of view, the difference is artificial.

How can mirrors be real if our eyes aren't real?

C'mon, Amy, cinnamon rolls are calling us." Dan put a hand to his ear. "Do you hear? 'Amy? Dan?'" he squeaked. "'Come and get my sugary, sticky goodness!

There was no money in the sport but we'd be out there day in, day out, rain or shine, doing it.

The relation between husband and wife should turn into a love of the heart untouched by desire.

Learning, without any opportunities to share what we've learned, is a little like cooking for ourselves; we do it, but we probably won't do it as well.

We are described into corners, and then we must describe ourselves out of corners.