Other dragons? For criminy’s sake, how many more are there?!

This thing that troubles you is only one small part of your life. Don’t allow it to be all-consuming when there’s so much more to embrace.

Eena, when you’re ready to talk about it, I’ll be here. That’s what best friends are for.”She let the tears fall. He’d never know they were for him. He’d think they were because of Derian....

It was God who gave a man’s rib to a woman. But it is man who must learn to give away his heart and never take it back.

There would be no cloud-nine days without rock-bottom moments left below.

Nature awakens in brilliant colors of autumn, making me wish winter would bid adieu.

Imagine fantasy and pretend as neither fantastical nor pretended…..and then believe it.

Beauty that pleases the eye is a frail, fleeting illusion. But that beauty capable of pleasing the heart can endure endlessly.

Real? Real depends upon your perspective, Annabelle. People never see life exactly the same way. The world is what you think it is.

I hang around kids so people will assume when I act like one it’s because I’m babysitting.

Why certainly, words possess power. They do! But releasing their magic requires combining and arranging those words in the right order.

Sorrow on another’s face often looks like coldness, bitterness, resentment, unfriendliness, apathy, disdain, or disinterest when it is in truth purely sadness.

Don’t underestimate the power of friendship. Those bonds are tight stitches that close up the holes you might otherwise fall through.

You and I were never meant to be together, but we are. Our pairing is not unlike two electrons ignoring natural laws in order to orbit one another. Life now defies reason—quirky but beautiful.

The reason people fail to reach their goals is because they give up too early; they don’t understand that most successes are built upon foundations of multiple attempts.

Kindness wields a sword of light against the darkness.

It seems a peculiar thing when I go to fill my own cup; it remains empty as if the liquid evaporates as soon as it touches the glass. Yet when I reach to top off...

A writer writes knowing that nothing else will elicit the same kind of satisfaction and personal triumph as molding the written word into a reader’s great experience.

Be good.See good.Choose good.It’s a no-brainer.

Don’t judge too harshly, for if your weaknesses were to be placed under your footsteps, most likely you would stumble and fall as well.

I hate it when storm clouds roll in, heralded by dazzling claps of thunder and lightning that boast an ocean of tears. This majestic performance of bad temper manages to overshadow my pathetic attempts at...

Anyone who looks good with a bald head is seriously sexy.

Announcing the intended arrival of some people is kind of like issuing a hurricane warning. 

Twitter is a serious writing distraction. As are grapefruits. The two have nothing else in common.

There are many roads in this world that will guide you to pleasurable, fun, and exciting destinations that do not end in any form of lasting happiness. So before you step on an enticing path,...

She can’t do that, she’s a girl.”The soldier smiled wryly, a shrug communicating his indifference.Eena laughed in her mind.(I don’t know what you think’s so funny. You’re the one who’s gotta pee.)Oddly enough, that fact...

Rest assured you make perfectly good nonsense. I understand you one-hundred-percent not at all.

When the time comes, we’ll see.

As I quietly stare off into space, eyes glazed over and brow thoughtfully taut, know that I am going about my business. I am a storyteller. Daydreaming is the best part of my job.

Have you ever pondered the miracle of popcorn? It starts out as a tiny, little, compact kernel with magic trapped inside that when agitated, bursts to create something marvelously desirable. It’s sort of like those...

The actual secret to success: Be a better friend today than you were yesterday.

Life is hard and unfair. It is cruel and heartless, painful, trying, disappointing, unapologetic, and frequently downright awful. But that’s not important. What’s important is that through it all you learn how much you need...

You made a choice—a single choice. How neat to think you may have opened the door to a wondrous future without knowing.

Life is a love story, with every character yearning for permanent refuge in someone’s heart.

Though I may accumulate a great deal of riches in this world, it is only my wealth of knowledge, talents, and emotional bonds that I keep when I leave.

It’s none of your concern what others say or think about you. Your happiness is your own responsibility.

The moment a person feels he has nothing left to learn is the moment life prepares to hit him hard enough to correct such ignorance.

Some decisions in life naturally lead to an unhappy ending, leaving you sinking by degrees in a lake of quicksand. And, unless someone reaches to pull you out, chances are you will drown in the...

I had the most beautiful dream, and then I fell asleep in your arms and my dream turned lovelier still.

Sit with me, and I’ll not be alone.Hold my hand, and I’ll not feel alone.Cry with me, and I’ll no longer suffer alone.

When I reach out, you take my hand. When I smile, you mirror the expression.When I triumph, you glory as if it were your own.When I fail, you point to the light at the end.When I...

Be nice. Be good. Be happy. If people everywhere were to keep to this simple creed, there’d be few problems left in the world to fret about.

It is neither trials nor relationships nor successes nor failures that define a man, but the choices he makes while handling them.

It’s good to look at life from the bottom up so you can see that things have risen above what they once were.

The place where you continually return for love and acceptance—that’s home.

And so the game went on in this manner, a throng of children playing keep-away from a bowling ball tossed back and forth between two plump ogres. The air filled with shrieks and cheers and...

Autumn is a cunning muse who steals by degrees my warmth and light. So distracted by her glorious painting of colors, I scarcely realize my losses until the last fiery leaf has fallen to the...

They went back to scooping up breakfast, licking the mess off their fingers. Soon the pile of berry mush was gone and their tongues were dyed a nice midnight blue. Ian seemed in a good...

A kiss says it all—I like you.I love you.I need you.I want you.I value you.I fancy you.I adore you.I prefer you.I missed you.I cherish you.I support you.I care for you.I long for you.I think of...

Time is an imp—a pesky, little, hellish troll that hastens the clock when I smile but then delays the passing of minutes when I frown.