My main strength as a young writer was that I had no fear of making mistakes. I knew I would and I knew I could and would learn from them.

Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.

She knows who she is, because she knows who she isn't.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

The only way you can grow is to let yourself make mistakes and create contradictions. As we learn new things, some of our old attitudes will change.

We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again.

We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves.

I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

We love because it's the only true adventure.

You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts.

Once you know who you are, you don't have to worry anymore.

The truth is, we never know what life will bring us and we don't have as much control as we might think we have. But we CAN choose how we walk through life and how we spend our time.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win

Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before - it takes something from him.

Language is of divine origin.. Some may know this but do not realize its implications in their daily family life. Love at home starts with loving language.

I like being a leader in real life.

Stress is the spice of life.

A good editor is one of the sharpest tools a writer can have in her toolbox.

I can remember years ago sitting on my bed and suddenly thinking, "I am God."

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Why did it happen? The big dog got fed. And when the big dog was fed, the little dog even got some meat in there, too. Big dog owns the domain, but the little dog can go wherever he wants.