Jules stood up and stretched gracelessly. “Let’s hurry up and pay before she”-she indicated Claire with a flick of her thumb-“sees something shiny and we lose her again.

She once again thought about how badly she wanted to crawl back beneath the mound of already cooling blankets that covered her bed like an inviting nest.

The sounds she heard bouncing off the walls around her were those of defeat.

Employees who are not engaged have untapped potential that sours like a perishable item.

When I count my blessings, it is immeasurable

You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere.

The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.

To have much learning, to be skillful in handicraft, well-trained in discipline, and to be of good speech -- this is the greatest blessing.

Whenever the medium of photography is useful for a particular task, I use it. If another medium is more suitable I use that.

I work with the Humane Society a lot and have three rescue cats.

I did not glow with the thrill of battle. Cringe, yes. Glow, no.

I want to be the perfect child. I owe so much to my parents and the way I was brought up.

Tattoos to me are the outward symbol of the inward change within my soul.