There aren't nearly enough worldly mansions for the kind folks who deserve them.

Strict parents create sneaky kids.

There is no afterlife for wilted flowers like me.

The weekends are too short for sleep!

Sleep is the only thing I stay awake for.

There's always hope. And oceans. Hope and oceans.

Not all beaches are fun and sunscreen.

This jeweled coast does not shine for its gems are coated with grit.

How many of you were born in Oklahoma? Yeah, never raise your hand to a question like that again. We’re the mecca of beer-drinkin’ rednecks.

Never dull your shine for somebody else.

No matter how bleak and black her existence became, the familiar sight of the moon restored something within her, small as it was—like tiny fluttering wings of flame beating back the darkness.

May God grant you a great grace to live the fullness of life in the coming year.

It made sense, Amanda decided. People thrived on the misfortunes of others: her mother was the perfect example of that. Can't see a car accident, she thought, for wanting to climb inside and join in.

She stood slim and proud as some medieval witch princess against dawn.

You are either on Wall Street or you’re a bum and there’s nothing in between.

Universal love is a glove without fingers, which fits all bands alike and none closely; but true affection is like a glove with fingers, which fits one hand only, and sits close to that one.

The underlying part of any comprehensive immigration bill is family unit.

There are no globalized, youth-led, grassroots social movements advocating for democratic culture across Muslim-majority societies. There is no equivalent of Al-Qaeda without the terrorism.

I dont have good luck in the match points.