We all face difficulties of our own, and how comforting it is to immerse yourself in a book - my book, any book, any romance. It's entertainment, it's escape, and it can even be an inspiration!

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

Practicing an attitude of gratitude spills over to acts of generosity.

Our world was created with a sense of order. For every loss, there is a gain. Sometimes we are so blinded by the loss that we don't see the gain, don't recognize the gift.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Cultivating the habit of good deeds will not only affect those around us, it will improve our own emotional well being.

Grandpa Patterson used to say: Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction.

Humans tend to build walls when they should be opening doors.

The best way to get even is to forget.

She said interruptions were simply God's appointments.

Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.

Slap-stick comedy is really funny, unless you're the one getting slapped with the stick.

What you think of yourself is what you will be.

Our vision becomes very narrow when we need things to be a certain way and cannot accept things the way they actually are.

I think it is incredibly important to be open and accessible and treat people fairly and look them in the eye and tell them what is on your mind.

There is only one kind of wisdom that has any social value, and that is the knowledge of one's own limitations.

We pray to you, O God ... for strength, determination, and willpower, to do instead of just to pray, to become instead of merely to wish.

I like roses, ones with sharp thorns. Pretty to look at but hurts to touch, that's like me.

I didn't grow up with my dad so I don't know much at all about my heritage.

Appalling things can happen to children. And even a happy childhood is filled with sadnesses.

The death penalty doesn't need your assent to continue ... it needs your indifference.