I forced my eyes open and saw the image that’s haunted me every day for the past years of my life. And every day, in my nightmares.

Beginnings are easy, but after that, happiness takes some work.

We had been younger. Yup, you can grow a lot in the blink of an eye.

And then Luke had appeared, like a gust that had come to teach me that in life, there was nothing more precious than life itself.

Somewhere in between, I had fallen for that boy.

At least, when there’s fear, there’s some human part left in you. Once that’s gone, though, there is nothing.

There is no in between, we all have to touch our own bottom.

Some might say it was lack of love –I would say it was out of love.

The end for us came with a knock on my window.

Maybe if I had gone on like that I could have stopped myself in time. Maybe at that point I still had it in me to come through.

Love, like addiction, removes all choices...

Please, Lord gives power to obey your commandment

Sporting chivalrous contest helps knit the bonds of peace between nations. Therefore may the Olympic flame never expire.

Vision is easy. Ideas are even easier. It's execution that separates the amateurs from the pros.

Since the beginning, the people of the college and I have agreed that the music of MerleFest is 'traditional plus.'

Think truly, and thy thoughts shall the world's famine feed. Speak truly, and each word of thine Shall be a fruitful seed. Live truly, and thy life shall be A great and noble creed.

In five billion years, the sun will expand and engulf our orbit as the charred ember that was once Earth vaporizes. Have a nice day

It was helpful to have the confidence of youth that came from a lack of desperation. I thought, 'If I don't succeed, I'll go back to school and study.'

Democrats are talking about how Vernon [Jordan] cheats, I mean, he philanders, he's all over place, and they love him for it.

You live and die by results, I asked to be judged on that and people have.

Advance our standards, set upon our foes; Our ancient word of courage, fair Saint George, Inspire us with the spleen of fiery dragons!