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

We can spend our days bemoaning our losses, or we can grow from them. Ultimately the choice is ours. We can be victims of circumstance or masters of our own fate, but make no mistake, we cannot be both. The Walk - Epilogue Page 288

The universe is a trillion, trillion threads moving in seemingly unrelated directions. Yet when you look at them together, they create a remarkable tapestry.

Heroes rarely look the way we draw them in our minds: attractive, imposing figures with rippling muscles and strong chins. More times than not they are humble beings, small and flawed. It is only their spirits that are beautiful and strong.

Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting.

We're all moons. Sometimes our dark sides overshadow our light.

Roses can grow in slums just as weeds can grow around mansions.