So much of young adult literature has turned dark, almost pathological. It's almost as if there is a race to see who can be the most dysfunctional.

Chocolate is God's apology for brocolli

The concept of spiritual healing was something I was raised with.

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

There are two kinds of people. Those who climb mountains and those who sit in the shadow of the mountains and critique the climbers.

Usually life’s greatest gifts come wrapped in adversity.

It's our memories that make us who we are. Without them, we're nothing. If that means we have to hurt sometimes, it's worth it.