It’s too bad we’re not all teddy bears. More stuffing would only make us cuter and cuddlier.

Dress yourself in the silks of benevolence because kindness makes you beautiful.

Oh, mightiest wind,wilt thou cease thy breathing inand hold thy exhales?

I’m not asking you to walk in my shoes; I’d never wish my afflictions on anyone. But could you walk beside me on secure ground and reach to hold my hand?

Time machines, magic portals, transporters, worm holes, flying carpets, relocation charms—such things do exist. They’re called books.

Family gathersto share good noise and good food.Gratitude abounds.

Discouragement is like a scorpion in your shoe; it takes courage to toss it out so you can move on.

If we were always given a choice as to every path presented us in life, a multitude of roads leading to priceless treasures would forever go untraveled.Be grateful for your adversities. From toil and triumph...

A liar deceives himself more than anyone, for he believes he can remain a person of good character when he cannot.

Oh, how clearly I see your faults! Such distinctly highlighted flaws; it’s as if the sun and moon mean to keep them illuminated in my eyes. My mind is quick to spell out a simple...

Christ was born in Bethlehem asHeaven sang with joy.Roaming shepherds came to see theInfant, swaddled boy.Several wisemen sought him out,Traveling from afar.Mary wondered, looking skywardAt a bright, new star.Sacred was the Christ child’s birth.Sacred is...

How insane we are as humans when having received a nasty offense we return the same awful offense. If given an apple found to be rotten and wormy, would we not toss it aside rather...

Discouragement, fear, and depression—three villains who lurk in the dark.They slip inside souls with a blindfold and goals to shatter your dreams and extinguish your spark.Their tactics are highly effective.They crush a great many each...

Some say freedom is a gift placed in our hands by our forefathers.Some say freedom is a human right that none should be denied.Some say freedom is a privilege that can and will be seized...

It is an incapacitating emotion one feels upon hearing the whispered words “I still love you” after deeply hurting that soul. Forgiveness isn’t weakness.It is power.

Forgiveness is a revolving door positioned in your path. You must step through it to move on, but it takes both timing and choice to escape walking circles inside.

Don’t seek to be happy; let everyone else chase after that rainbow. Seek to be kind, and you’ll find the rainbow follows you.

Your life is not a simulation; it’s the real game. Play wisely.

There are no real start-overs, only start-from-heres.

The least effort is the feat most likely to be accomplished.

I write so others might contemplate things that are out of the ordinary. I write to make people feel—to cause laughter and tears and anger at injustice. I write so the world will imagine and...

Determined, I riseand face the dawn with resolve.This time I will win.

Dreams become reality once the dreamer goes beyond imagining and acts them out.

Small steps may appear unimpressive, but don’t be deceived. They are the means by which perspectives are subtly altered, mountains are gradually scaled, and lives are drastically changed.

I bleed words.I dream in narrative. I live in infinite worlds.I befriend figmental characters.I wish on stars in other galaxies.I harvest stories from a brooding muse.I bloom under moonlight in hushed seclusion.I am a writer.

Thousands of hopeful days came to naught before this one. This was a golden day. Never give up.

What is this thing of intangible substance that wreaks consequential havoc on our lives? What is this sensitive thread that runs through heart and mind, and when given the slightest tremor grasps hold of all...

The happiest adults are those who never buried old toys or abandoned imaginary friends.

Zahvalnost ne menja pejzaž oko nas. Ona samo pere prozor kroz koji ga posmatramo, pa jasno vidimo boje.

In the heat of an argument I sometimes resort to thumb-sucking. It’s hard to have a serious fight when someone’s sucking their thumb.

It’s going to be okay, Gwen, I promise.”—from “Phantom’s Veil

Sometimes all you can do is hug a friend tightly and wish that their pain could be transferred by touch to your own emotional hard drive.

Writers possess magic. It’s in their words. They compose phrases as powerful as incantations, creating illusions in the minds of readers. These spells make eyes envision things that aren’t real; they make hearts feel things...

Reality depends a great deal upon one believing what he sees—or seeing what he believes. Either way.

I believe life is an education meant to teach us the need to be better people. And I believe this learning often takes place through trial and error which may mean being an awful person...

Life is a voyage across troubled waters where our days are often spent clinging to the top of the highest mast, scouting for a comforting glimpse of shore.

A great many problems could be solved by nothing more than a change in thinking.

Stand tall on the summit after a tedious climb. Take in the remarkable scenery and the exhilaration of accomplishment. But don’t pause for long; there are greater mountains to climb while you still possess the...

The humanitarian is a treasure hunter seeking gems of remedy and appreciation.

What would it be like to live as a butterfly, being admired by the world for your color and beauty and grace? What would it be like to live as a spider, having people shriek...

It is a fact that one man can be deliriously happy in the exact situation that causes another man to wither from depression.

Relax; the world’s not watching that closely. It’s too busy contemplating itself in the mirror.

You will find there are times you must grasp your life with both hands and forcefully steer it in a new direction and then strain to hold your course until the storms of fear, weakness,...

God invites while the devil pressures and shoves and bullies. Realize who holds the actual power before you react. You are greater than Satan; God is greater than all.

It is a difficult thing―if not impossible―to forgive oneself for foolish errors, not for trampling a life or goring another with sharp horns, but for being the fool who opened the gate and let the...

Happiness branches from the tree of kindness, abounding with the fruit of sweet smiles.

I’m generally quite happy until someone tells me I’m not. I don’t see how they know I’m not, but suddenly I feel less happy.

The first real day of spring is like the first time a boy holds your hand. A flood of skin-tingling warmth consumes you, and everything shines with a fresh, colorful glow, making you forget that...

Saying ‘I’m sorry’ is saying ‘I love you’ with a wounded heart in one hand and your smothered pride in the other.

Let the giggles fill your mouth because nothing tastes as sweet as laughter.