So you never know who you touch. You never know how or when you'll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else" (20).

I'm a parent. I think we're responsible for the problems that young people have. I believe that. I don't blame them for any of it. I blame us for what we haven't done as mothers and fathers, not sticking together as a unit.

Why do we close our eyes when we pray, cry, kiss, or dream? Because the most beautiful things in life are not seen but felt by the heart.

Got to be who you are in this world, no matter what.

Writing is a weapon and it’s more powerful than a fist could ever be.

I think we're fascinated by gangsters and that whole lifestyle and crossing the line. We get sort of stuck in our normal lives, if you will, and you want to be bigger than life and I think people somehow live through these sorts of characters.

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.