Nobody should go through life without falling in love.

You have to know when to prod and when to be quiet, when to let things take their course.

It's always been my hope that I would write a story that would inspire and would connect with people in a way that would touch hearts.

I wished she'd been smart enough, or loving enough, to realize everybody has burdens that crush them, only they don't give up their children.

The world will give you that once in awhile, a brief timeout; the boxing bell rings and you go to your corner, where somebody dabs mercy on your beat-up life.

To remain silent in the face of evil is itself a form of evil.

Someone who thinks death is the scariest thing doesn't know a thing about life.