Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.

Nobody would know it to look at me, but the movies I liked as a kid were musicals - 'All That Jazz,' 'Hair,' 'Fame,' 'Annie,' all that stuff - that's where my little youthful imagination was.

I'm one of those hovering mothers and I know it's really important to have an independent child, so I'm trying to back off, but it's hard. I love him so much, and he's so funny and cute to me.

There is freedom in forgiveness, and it's not that hard to do once you get into the habit.

Trust leads to intimacy, which leads to healing and meaning. We can only be intimate to the degree we can make ourselves vulnerable. But when we open our hearts, we can get hurt.

I had to learn how to trust my gut. Trust what I know to be right... not right, but not waver on who I am. Know who I am, know what I want, and know it. Not waver on it and be secure in that. And I...

I can trust my friends. These people force me to examine myself, encourage me to grow.

There are going to be peaks and valleys in everything - in your marriage, in your job, in your life. So just enjoy the peaks and ride out the valleys. Just try not to do anything too rash.

I always say now that I'm in my blonde years. Because since the end of my marriage, all of my girlfriends have been blonde.

Marriage should be a duet - when one sings, the other claps.

Marriage is a school itself. Also, having children. Becoming a father changed my whole life. It taught me as if by revelation.

When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship.

If you have total freedom to design, you won't get anything interesting. So I give myself restraints in order to kind of push myself through, to create something new. It's the torture that I give...

Sacred spaces can be created in any environment.

I spend a lot of time balancing between faith and disbelief.

I just don't see myself as a travel writer. I can't. I don't.

I don't think you can name one diet I haven't done.

You can rest a lot in an hour or have a whole day and not do it properly. One way I get a quality recharge is to connect with nature. To experience something that's bigger than me.

I used to love dogs until I discovered cats.

What I count as real prosperity... is the growth in a knowledge of God, and in a testimony, and in the power to live the gospel and to inspire our families to do the same. That is prosperity of the...

If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.

I've done it all. I'm thankful and proud of what I've accomplished in my life. I hope to keep doing it.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

I remember my mom bought me one of their shirts for Easter so that I could wear Helmut Lang for Easter. That was my first piece.

I feel like I've lost so many amazing traits because I've listened to stupid people, ignorant people who are bullies.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.

I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just...

What you want in a mentor is someone who truly cares for you and who will look after your interests and not just their own. When you do come across the right person to mentor you, start by showing...

I think I'd like to stay anchoring because, number one, I'm learning a lot, and I love it when I'm learning. And number two, I also have the luxury of a stable life.