People are looking for inspiration, and my books are sometimes the vehicles of what people are looking for.

I have learned a great truth of life. We do not succeed in spite of our challenges and difficulties, but rather, precisely because of them.

There are two kinds of suffering in this life. That which pursues us and that which we doggedly pursue.

My grandfather, a devout Christian, had the gift of healing.

Those willing to trade freedom for certainty are certain to find the cure worse than the ailment.

There's no problem so big that whining won't make it worse.

It was the first time that I had ever been romantically kissed. It was even better than the chocolate cake.