My mother and Alexis had said no more than ten words to each other. The long silences were deafening

There’s a Russian proverb: To taste the ocean, all you need is one gulp.

Faith is like love: it does not let itself be forced.

Control and manipulation are not love

God does not so much want us to do things as to let people see what He can do.

When John (Giles) was manager of Ireland, much as he loved me, he still dropped me.

O happy life! life hid with Christ in God! So making me At home and by the wayside and abroad, Alone with Thee.

There are some great stories in The Second Ring of Power about how Don Juan and Don Genaro found their apprentices and what they went through to fool their students into seeking light.

Sometimes love means not being able to bear seeing the one you love the way they are, when they're not what you hoped for them.

Hats divide generally into three classes: offensive hats, defensive hats, and shrapnel.

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.

I want to be someone that kids in my community look up to and want to strive to give back when they grow up.