“The ship did not leave without you. It left to make room for your ship soon to arrive....the power of hope and faith.”

“If you are not in charge of your life, who is?”

“Just as hate can follow you through your life, love can lead you.”

“The path for you is chosen by you.”

“If you believe that goodness lives on forever, then you might also believe that death is but temporary.”

“To tell you the truth. I am a wild and passionate novelist. I am therefore easily given over to telling wild and passionate lies.”

“Learn to live, love and laugh....And to enjoy a good story when there is one to be heard.”