Prayer is our yearning for God, the cry of our poverty and misery, stretching out toward the throne of His divine mercy.

See, the poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of?? Losing weight and looking like the poor.

I've reached the age where bruises are formed from failures within rather than accidents without.

The importance of "small wins"When we believe that we can win it's amazing how positive we can become.So, to make positive change, plan small wins along the way.

I'm not just a big-haired redhead country singer who dresses flamboyantly, has this wicked sense of humor and wears rhinestones.

Bury my body and don't build any monument. Keep my hands out so the people know the one who won the world had nothing in hand when he died.

The radio was my big influence. Comedy came from the instinctual feel I had for language.

The American people have a right to know that, when Donald Trump's making decisions, they are being made in their best interests without him lining his pockets.

I find writing extremely difficult. I usually have to drag myself to my desk, mainly because I doubt myself. And it's getting harder because I want to improve with every book.

What is the character trying to say? Why? Be as specific as you can, using sense images that evoke something about the character. Try using the character's senses, even if the character is you.

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.