We write because we believe the human spirit cannot be tamed and should not be trained.

Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.

She knows who she is, because she knows who she isn't.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

The only way you can grow is to let yourself make mistakes and create contradictions. As we learn new things, some of our old attitudes will change.

We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again.

We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves.

I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

We love because it's the only true adventure.

You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts.

Once you know who you are, you don't have to worry anymore.

And the great thing about money is that it doesn’t matter when you harvest it. It’s an all-year crop.

Impatience is the cardinal sin of youth.

...one opportunity leads directly to another, just as risk leads to more risk, life to more life, and death to more death.

It is a sweet thing to have someone love you, but it is a far sweeter thing when his actions convince your heart, and his words persuade your soul.

Oh my boy, you are so huggable and snuggable, is that why they callyou Snugs Bear?”“I’ve simply always been Snugs, ” Snugs said, with an unusual, mysterious air, for it was nearly time to go to bed.

I used to be embarrassed by my mom, but now I know what she is-she's a hero.

He that's ungrateful has no guilt but one; All other crimes may pass for virtues in him.

Cooperation for mutual benefit, a survival strategy very common in natural systems, is one that humanity needs to emulate.

What I've learned about marriage: You need to have each other's back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.