The fact is, you don't love me, and you haven't destroyed me. You don't have what it takes to do that.

Living there [Horse Mesa] was like living in a natural cathedral. Waking up every morning, you walked outside and looked down at the blue lake, then up at the sandstone cliffs--those awe-inspiring layers of red and yellow rock shaped over the millennia, with dozens of black-streaked crevices that temporarily became waterfalls after rainstorms.

But I also hoped that [she] had chosen California because she thought that was her true home, the place where she really belonged, where it was always warm and you could dance in the rain, pick grapes right off the vines, and sleep outside at night under the stars.

The women I know with strong personalities, the ones who might have become generals or the heads of companies if they were men, become teachers. Teaching is a calling, too. And I've always thought that teachers in their way are holy-angles leading their flocks out of the darkness.

Unlike diamonds, watches were practical. They were for people on the run, people with appointments to keep and schedules to meet.

If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise.

Life's too short to care about what other people think. Besides, they should accept us for who we are