It was karma, it was kismet, it was magic. It doesn't matter how it happened, just that it did.

No more crying. It's all wetness and no comfort at all.

But, how do you know if an ending is truly good for the characters unless you've traveled with them through every page?

All I've ever wanted was to be near you.

Many times I have learned that, you never judge a book by its cover. Like people, it is the inside that counts.

Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.

Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.

I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.

You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.

I do like the world quite a lot.

Even the jerks earn some of our affection. We can be glad they're gone and yet still mourn the good parts.

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.

Before the state of stress or depression comes some frequent negative interpretations of one's experiences.

The journey of life is unique for every one.

If you're asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach.

Sometimes dreams show me that my writing should go deeper. Dreams have not so much changed my work as deepened it.

Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.

Theres nothing like being hugged or held or just anything as simple as that.

To ask women to become unnaturally thin is to ask them to relinquish their sexuality.

[People] think that they run the world. They think this election's an aberration. They think that [Donald] Trump is subhuman and a gigantic accident and that they're all threatened.

The cost of freedom is eternal vigilance