“The Earth, its life I am, hozhoni, hozhoni.”

“Say a prayer to whatever God you believe in or none, and find the strength within you to keep going, and get back on the road after every fall and write, then write some more. You’re a writer, if you write.”

“Love conquers all...Every cloud has a silver lining...Faith can move mountains...Love will always find a way...Everything happens for a reason...Where there is life, there is hope....Hmph...They gotta tell ya somethin'.”

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me..Phil 3:14”

“His look darkens and he heaves me against his chest forcing me to look at him. “What I do know is that you are disrespectful and disobedient. And that is something that we have to change, don’t we?”

“I look at him ready to cry again. Not out of pain. Not out of need. But because his words rub that part of my soul that suffers, that wants to be explored like a virgin land that has remained intact for centuries and craves to be occupied, appreciated and transformed.”

“If you can't be a good example, At least be a horrible warning.”