“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.

Death comes for us all in the end.

It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

No man or woman alive, magical or not, has ever escaped some form of injury, whether physical, mental, or emotional. To hurt is as human as to breathe.

Print will never die. There’s no substitute for the feel of an actual book.

Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.

Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.

Unlike any other creature on this planet, humans can learn and understand, without having experienced.

There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

What’s the worst that could happen? Everyone turned me down; big deal.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

I’m a writer, and I will write what I want to write.

If it’s a good book, anyone will read it. I’m totally unashamed about still reading things I loved in my childhood.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

God will not protect you from anything that will make you more like Jesus.

I never wanted to be on any billionaires list. I never define myself by net worth. I always try to define myself by my values.

Character supersedes talent. Don’t allow your talent to take you where your character can’t sustain you.

There is more story in a minor character like Boba Fett than there is in all the clutter of various vampires in the Twilight franchise.

A full belly does not make for a chaste spirit.

I just gotta not suck; which is hard, considering exactly who I am.

Storytelling is about two things; it’s about character and plot.

Although no one believes me, I have always been a country girl and still have a country girl’s values.