All I ask is equal freedom. When it is denied, as it always is, I take it anyhow.
When carrying a jar of honey to give to a friend for his birthday, don't stop and eat it along the way.
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together. . . there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart. . . I'll always be with you.
Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing
The average man finds life very uninteresting as it is. And I think the reason why is that he is always waiting for something to happen to him instead of setting to work to make things happen
In the quiet hours when we are alone and there is nobody to tell us what fine fellows we are, we come sometimes upon a moment in which we wonder, not how much money we are earning, nor how famous we have become, but what good we are doing.
My mom used to make everything. She had a great garden and composted and made everything from scratch - peanut butter, bread, jelly, everything. I don't know how she did it because all those things take time and love and labour. I only do half the stuff she does - but there's still time.
There is a mystery in all great writing and that mystery does not dissect out. It continues and is always valid.
The world is given to me only once, not one existing and one perceived. Subject and object are only one.
I have a huge author crush on Stephen King. Have never met him. Would probably embarrass myself. But it would be worth it.