“People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.”

“If prayer fails I am in a greater darkness yet, not knowing whether I have presumed too much or believed too little.”

“I believe in love. I believe in hard times and love winning. I believe marriage is hard. I believe people make mistakes. I believe people can want two things at once. I believe people are selfish and generous at the same time. I believe very few people want to hurt others. I believe that you can be surprised by life. I believe in happy endings.”

“Believe me, if you’re a teenager, you’re always in the damned woods. Literally, you’re in the woods — probably too much you’re in the woods. And metaphorically you’re in the woods, in your life.”

“I don't believe in hate. To me it wastes too much time. People who hate waste so much of their life hating that they miss out on all the other stuff out here.”

“People believe a little too easily that the function of the sun is to help the cabbages along.”