One thing I’ve learned is that in the midst of your darkest moments of tribulation, there is no such thing as mass friends.

Happiness, thou art naught but an illusion. Thy enchantments are cast upon my eyes, my mind, my spellbound heart. Dependent upon nothing but thy victim’s perception of thee, souls soar at thy artful hand! I...

There’s enchantment in a smile, did you know?Shall I prove in a wink that it is so?Watch my mouth grin wide and see,How quick your lips smile back at me!

Be not wishing and pining but thankfully content. For it is a short bridge between wanting and regret.”- from “Dimpellumpzki

Roza.” His voice had that same wonderful lowness, the same accent . . . itwas all just colder. “You forgot my first lesson: Don’t hesitate.

Giddy is a grin and giggles and that glint of goofiness in your gaze.

I love words. I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail. I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum. I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill...

My goals may seem impossibly far-fetched when really they’re not. Break them down into steps and see how I accomplish great things. I can easily reach from A to B. I can manage from B...

Always be good, but be wickedly beautiful.

Reality and fantasy are not two separate spheres but one whole. They are like a world’s atmosphere―reality behaving as a low front, fantasy a high front. Each remains somewhat distinguishable and yet they swirl and...

Kindness is still the best antidote.

There are things known—things experienced, felt, and understood—that words hold no power to convey. Attempting to do so only dilutes their substance and does them injustice.

Authors always carry a means for scribbling and an excuse for pausing, often inopportunely, to record those fleeting sparks of creative fancy that might otherwise vanish like a wisp in the wind if ignored. Writing...

I realized at that moment – observing his form move further away without once turning back – that I’d already begun to rebuild the imaginary wall between us. I was shielding my heart with stone...

If you feel like a nearly-drowned rat that’s been dragged through the mud, all twisted up inside your mother’s borrowed, prized quilt, having been tossed about by gale force winds that managed to entangle you...

Maybe there is no such thing as success—a final destination where you arrive once and for all. Maybe existence is a never-ending journey of peaks and valleys and forever chasing dreams.

Yes, of course we could all use some help. There isn’t a person alive without a need. So don’t ask the silly question, just figure out how you’re going to help and do it!

If you’ve put a smile on someone’s face today, you’ve done more good than you know.

Happiness is feeling confident that the god of this universe is pleased with the things you say and do.

Love—such a keen mystery prone to pierce and shatter the delicate heart. Yet it possesses more strength, power, and influence than any other magic known to man. 

You think I read your thoughts, but it’s your eyes that speak to me. When they glisten with moisture, I see a depth of emotion stirring behind them. One tearful glance begs me for a...

I went to bed without reading, instead staring out my window with the curtains drawn, wondering about boys. Why did they behave so oddly? One minute their teasing was relentless, and then bam! — they’d...

A first impression works like a magic mirror; it reflects what intrigues us rather than echoing a truthful picture. A first impression is the creating of an imagined character, born from personal desires, perceptions, and...

Who cares who’s right or wrong when the last word is a kind apology?

Achievers are those who have redefined impossible, changing what can’t be done into a work in progress.

You may think you’ve hit rock bottom in your life but guess what—there’s more crud underneath those rocks.

Suck it up! A foolish grumble of advice. Why would I want to suck it up? Why draw it in to let it fester and rot internally until it cankers my insides? I dare offer...

The interruption did nothing but earn her a similar slap, as I’m sure she knew it would. Sometimes I wondered if my mother spoke up at the wrong time on purpose. As often as we...

Conundrum: A fun word to repeat over and over again when no one’s listening; actual meaning is as puzzling as the need to chant the word.

Marriage is a million piece puzzle; a pristine and exciting pursuit at the beginning that gradually becomes a daunting task, usually more challenging than anticipated. It is only those truly committed to solving that puzzle...

In a world plagued with commonplace tragedies, only one thing exists that truly has the power to save lives, and that is love.

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.

Your weaknesses may not seem overwhelming, but they will create the biggest problems you face.

The only way to change the world is to quit thinking it’s a job for Superman. Real power lies in your own hands.

Eyes, so easily deceived, might judge more rightly with lids closed, allowing ears and heart to remain wide open.”from “The Beauty of Ugh

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.

We hunger after the sweet nectar of happiness without understanding that it is harvested from the flowering field of good deeds.

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...

Prayer, faith, and vision, plus real effort too.Blend them together for one potent brew;The magical spell to your dreams coming true.

All I ever wanted from you was to know that I was wanted by you. That would have changed everything.

I believe in the uncommon, the unusual and unlikely, even the miraculous. I believe in nearly all things except impossibilities. That I can’t fathom. 

You know those little moments when an unexpected act or a spoken word affects your heart with sweet, satiating intensity―a simple gesture that possesses deep, personal meaning beyond what anyone realizes? You know those tender...

I believe in love―a kind, selfless, unending devotion. I believe it is rare.

The greatest lessons I learned from my father didn’t come from lectures or discipline or even time spent together. What has stuck with me is his example. From watching, I chose whether to be or...

Life is too hard to maintain a constantly serious outlook. You have to laugh at yourself and the world now and then―see humor in undesirable circumstances, even harsh situations―or you will either rot from the...

I can’t force your lips to smile, but I can show them how easily mine do.

Smile wide to receive many smiles in return. But if you want a good laugh, smirk like a wicked, little imp and watch the range of expressions you’re flashed.

The Earth provides us a brand new beginning every twenty-four hours. It is a repeated invitation to breathe in the cool morning air and start afresh; to mimic the sunrise and brighten up while reaching...

Do we ignore the needyto spite the greedy?Or share and defenddespite those who pretend?

Aging is a mortal term that my immortal spirit doesn’t quite grasp.