close some doors today. not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere

Do you have any advice for your readers?Lead the life that’s yours instead of faking someone else’s.

Say what you want to happen as though it already is. Do not focus on what you don't want, only what you do.

Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

Find what makes you happy and go for it with all your heart. It will be hard, but I promise it will be worth it.

...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons.- Mr. Penderwick

When you are used to the kind of life -of never getting anything you want- you stop knowing what it is you want.

Goals are like stepping-stones to the stars They should never be used to put a ceiling or a limit on achievement

It's not about what I SEE for our future, or humanity; It's about what I DO for our future and humanity.

I Ching - (Chaos symbol): Before a brilliant person begins something great, they must look foolish in the crowd.

How quick and rushing life can sometimes seem, when at the same time it's so slow and sweet and everlasting.

People cannot relate to a perfectionist, there is beauty in brokenness. Your story will bring healing to others.

Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.

It had never occurred to me that our lives, which had been so closely interwoven, could unravel with such speed.

My story was not the story of a girl's broken dreams: it was the story of a girl who couldn't be broken.