Words can fall hard like a boulder loosed from a cliff. Words can drift unnoticed like a weed seed on a breeze. Words can sing.

No more crying. It's all wetness and no comfort at all.

But, how do you know if an ending is truly good for the characters unless you've traveled with them through every page?

All I've ever wanted was to be near you.

Many times I have learned that, you never judge a book by its cover. Like people, it is the inside that counts.

Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.

Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.

It was karma, it was kismet, it was magic. It doesn't matter how it happened, just that it did.

I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.

You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.

I do like the world quite a lot.

Books are like flypaper, memories cling to the printed pages better than anything else.

Your dreams may seem impossible to someone with insomnia.

Evangelicals overwhelmingly voted for Ronald Reagan - not because he was the most religious candidate, but he possessed the quality evangelicals felt like was most important, and that is leadership.

Change creates fear, and technology creates change. Sadly, most people don't behave very well when they are afraid.

Wal-Mart's success strategies and tactics are easy to understand yet hard to duplicate.

Love's an excuse to get hurt.

I can always tell how stupid someone is by how certain they are about what they're saying.

You are that what you cannot lose.

I think people should have fun. And don't get so down on yourself. Enjoy life and be the best person you can be.