“Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.”

I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it?

Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you’ll see the way to fly.

If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they’re yours; if they don’t they never were.

The questions are diamonds you hold in the light.

Being true to anyone else or anything else is not only impossible, but the mark of a fake messiah.

You teach best what you most need to learn.

In order to win, you must expect to win.

If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats.

Kindle Singles is publishing on skates. It prints like lightning; our book meets readers in hours.

Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.

I’ve spent so many years waiting for publishers to consider whether they wanted to print a book of mine, making contracts, taking months to fit it into the Fall list or the Spring list, fitting it into an advertising plan.

Bad things are not the worst things that can happen to us. Nothing is the worst thing that can happen to us!

True love stories never have endings.

Get this in mind early: We never grow up.

I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me.

If it’s never our fault, we can’t take responsibility for it. If we can’t take responsibility for it, we’ll always be its victim.

When he’s happy, it makes you happy too.

I never liked making albums.

Both parties make decisions and choices based on what is right, what is best, what is valued most highly.

My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.

If you make history with God, He’ll make history with you

Every single decision you make as a leader has an effect on the spirit of those you lead.

I hate all those flirty-birty games that women make up. Life’s too short. If you ever find a man you love, don’t waste time hanging your head and simpering. Go right up to him and say, ‘I love you. How about getting married?

TV makes it so easy to postpone living for another half hour.