“True leadership is often the mantle of the meek, who are rarely are prepared for such responsibility; which builds character in those who embrace it.”

“An author's dream does not necessarily come instantly. Rather, it is cultivated and nurtured, every epiphany and idea are like rain drops that bring life to the story being written.”

“The difference between going where you are needed and going where you are called is purely based upon diligent prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit.”

“My brother said that at Eton, students were told caning builds character. I suppose girls are caned less because we aren't thought to have much character.""Which is the sort of thing males say when they don't know any women.”

“The only life worth living is the one we take responsibility for choosing.”

“Letter writing allows us to be alone yet connected. We need a certain amount of solitude in order to have true ideas to communicate. But few of us desire solitude all the time .... Yet solitude is what makes us contemplative and receptive, more aware of life's gifts and our own special blessings.”

“Would you change who you were to be with the one person you were meant to love?”