You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational - but it's in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family.

I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.

That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you - without you asking.

A good mother is irreplaceable.

I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.

But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.

We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.

Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat. No one knows you like the people you live with, and no one will take up your cause to the outside world quite like your blood relatives.

I even love the smell of books.

I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I was the kind who made up stories.

Scars are not injuries, Tanner Sack. A scar is a healing. After injury, a scar is what makes you whole.

A beautiful poem is nothing but a mirror of philosophy through which we can see life’s pure beauty.

Pale death kicks with impartial foot at the hovels of the poor and the towers of kings.

It's often said that leadership is the art of getting people to do what you want, and making them think it's what they want. This captures a lot of what Abraham Lincoln did.

Of course there’s something there; unfortunately, there’s always something ‘there.’ Something you will one day be sorry you saw.

I hope one day God will reveal all the truths to people that He has never sent any Holy Book, nor did He create anything but chaos!

Not writing would be like going the rest of your life without having dreams.

Change doesn't happen with people sitting on their behinds, getting lazy.

My mom listened to the Beatles and Elvis, a lot of different types of music.

I keep telling myself, don't get cocky. Give your services to the press and the media, be nice to the kids, throw a baseball into the stands once in a while.