If you buy the website, maybe you'll do something with it. But so far I haven't; we'll see.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

I have sometimes wondered if the greatest desire of man is to be known and loved anyway.

And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it.

What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.

You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.

If we knew how much God loved us and was for us, we’d talk to Him all day long.

How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?

There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.

I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me

People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen.

I’m sort of… coming off a bad relationship”“When did it end?”“Slightly before it started.

A tale spinner's goal is entertainment.

One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

Crafting, or 'making things,' has always been a delightful pastime of mine because it requires putting common elements together in order to achieve a lovely something that nobody needs.

I grew up in a small village close to a big lake. There are heavy winds there, and they always sound different. I like these sounds best.

I don't feel like the real, transcendental sound experiences I've had in my life have anything to do with intellect.

I was a bleeding-heart liberal, until I got a job.

Don't worry about tomorrow, let it fix itself. Today has a problem of its own.

Trying to act normal is the most unnatural behavior of all.

Surround yourself with a really good group of friends that are true and honest and won't lead you astray and make you compromise who you are as a woman or a young woman.