It's hard to walk a straight line when you have nothing to hold onto

Strength is not defined by the load you bear, it’s defined by the amount you can bend before breaking.

Don’t let your past define you, let it mold you into the person you want to be

When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.

You trust me?" Eric sounded surprised. "Yes." "That's . . . crazy, Sookie.

Nothing is so obvious that it's obvious.

When you could be sloppy, you're not. When you could be indulgent, you're not. When you could be sad, you laugh instead. If you fall down, you pick yourself up again and again and again.

. . .and the thing that you know to be true is the lie that will kill you.

Those from whom nature has withheld taste invented trousers.

But respect yourself most of all.

I love the act of writing. I like the quiet, internal aspect of it. If I lost track of that, I couldn't direct the same way. I couldn't be a director for-hire; it's just not my nature.

There is a place where the sidewalk ends.

True perfection is a bold quest to seek. Only the willing and true of heart will seek the betterment of many.