There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.

Anyone can slay a dragon, he told me, but try waking up every morning and loving the world all over again. That's what takes a real hero.

I sometimes wake in the early morning & listen to the soft breathing of my children & I think to myself, this is one thing I will never regret & I carry that quiet with me all day long.

Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.

Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable & fall asleep & miss your life.

I hope someday you see this is all life wants: for you to be your own kind of beautiful & not the kind that makes you forget who you are.

There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise.

If you hold on to the handle, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just let the wind carry you.

I've always like the time before dawn because there's no one around to remind me who I'm supposed to be, so it's easier to remember who I am.

Everything changed the day she figured out there was exactly enough time for the important things in her life.

There is nothing more I ask of this life than this moment, exactly so. And suddenly forever seems like too short a time.

You better start swimming, or you'll sink like a stone. Because the Time's they are a-changing.

just remember: i love you, and love yourselves. 'cause, little monsters, you were born that way baby.

The moment you believe your experience is caused by other people, you are giving them your power.

Of all the things I am not very good at, living in the real world is perhaps the most outstanding.

Now all of us can talk to the NSA -- just by dialing any number.

I'm absolutely, utterly, and completely certain that God wouldn't be homophobic. I'd much rather go to hell - I really would much rather go to hell - than go to a homophobic heaven.

The wall! Your success is on the other side. Can't jump over it or go around it. You know what to do.

I can be 100 years old but I will always be proud to say I was in Harry Potter.

Pet ownership is slavery. Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or be entertained by.

It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible.