We have all at one time been stranded on islands shouting lies across the seas of misunderstanding, hoping the fog will carry our mischief to the distant ports in people’s minds.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.

A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?

The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.

When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.

If he can't handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person's soul.

We always say that the times change, but truly speaking, the time remains the same, it is we who occur along the timelines.

We each bring our own unique beauty to the world, and how blessed we are to have the freedom to find that beauty in each other.

Believing in evolution is believing in the unproved, while believing in Christ is believing in the proven.

Wine is a terrible foe, hard to wrestle with.

I try to counter what Donald Trump says that might have an effect on somebody.

You become so obsessed, and that's not a bad thing for a movie. Serve it with that sense that it's the whole world.

When your enemy falls to the ground, help him to get up! Never let a man in that condition stay on the ground! To help the weak, be it enemy, be it rival, is an honour for you!

Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair

Not all novelists are power-hungry madman. Some are power-hungry madwomen.

I think unintentionally I gravitate towards concepts and topics that hit home or are something real we can all relate to.