Looks like Kelsey wins the award for early riser. And doesn’t she look purtier than a pat of butter meltin’ all over a stack of griddle cakes?

You don't take away my choices. You are my choice.

What is real and what is not is for your heart to decide and for your heart to know.

Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever happened to me or the stupidest mistake I'd ever make.

I could feel the warmth of his presence as if a soft blanket had been wrapped around my soul, around my heart. It held me and protected me. It sheltered me and I knew I wasn't alone anymore.

Regrets are only felt by those who do not understand life's purpose.

If anyone can overcome a fear for the ocean, you can, little lady. Courage is being scared to death and saddlin' up anyway.

Oregon welcomed me like a beloved child, enfolded me in her cool arms, shushed my turbulent thoughts, and promised peace through her whispering pines.

Bad things sometimes happen to good people; the key to happiness is try to make the best of, and be thankful for the hand we're dealt

Tarzan-like men are my weakness, apparently.

(...)normalcy is an illusion. Each person is utterly unique. A standard of normalcy is something that most people of the world simply will never access.

There are lots of guys out there who write a better prose line than I do and who have a better understanding of what people are really like and what humanity is supposed to mean – hell, I know that.

When you know the truth about a person then they become real to you, not just a face that you can forget.

How to make God laugh. Tell him your future plans.

Just going through a marriage and a divorce - which I essentially did by 21 - will give you an insane amount of perspective on life.

L.I.F.E. = Living Inspired & Fulfilled Everyday.

How would you describe the worst run you ever had? Precious!

I really wanted to be a part of that movement or better yet create that movement.

I'm blacked than midnight on Broadway and Myrtle

The world today is hungry Not only for bread But hungry for love; Hungry to be wanted, Hungry to be loved.

No factions? A world in which no one knows who they are or where they fit? I can't even fathom it. I imagine only chaos and isolation.