"You will realize one day that all the money in the world cannot buy you happiness. Nor can it make you a person of good character."

"I sat in a boxWith walls on each side.Not too tall.Not too wide.To think.To ponder.To pray.To hide.I sat in a box and cried."

"Enemies may unite to eliminate a common threat, but never without a wary eye fixed on their ally."

"Never judge another knight without first knowing the strength and cunning of the dragons he fights."

"Happiness simply forms like a rainbow in the kindest and most grateful hearts."

"Live your day and live it well. It's yours whether you want it or not."

"I don't doubt that you think you love me, what I doubt is your understanding of love."

"What kind of person is void of compassion? A heartless one. But alas, compassion cannot exist without the endurance of afflictions."

"A daydreamer is a writer just waiting for pen and paper."

"Wilted or in bloom,taking or lending daylight,the world transitions."

"Some people do not like you, that's a given. So what?"

"The Christmas spirit will elude you'til a selfless love consumes youand the joy of giving moves you."

"Things always appear clear and simple from behind glass. It is in the thick of tribulations that blurring details arise, complicating my life. You can't rightly judge me, nor can you assist, from a shielded viewpoint."

"The best fathers have the softest, sweetest hearts. In other words, great dads are real marshmallows."

"True love is a developed and intense appreciation for someone. It's that perfect awareness that you are finally whole when she's with you, and that hollow incompleteness you suffer when she's gone."

"I've had the kind of bad day no quote can fix."

"Quit acting like everything is so serious. Most situations aren't as bad as you fear, and those that are might benefit from a little laughter."

"Please stop. If you keep chipping off little pieces of my heart, soon there will be no heart left with which to love you."

"Gavin, I can't talk to you here. People will call me crazy." My imaginary friend smirked. "But you're already talking to me." "Well, I have to stop." His smirk grew cocky. "I doubt you can resist." And he was right. There was nothing I wanted more than to give my full attention to an imagined shadow and ignore those who ignored me in the real world. I wanted to talk out loud to Gavin-to play and laugh boisterously with him. In a dream I could justify such behavior, but to succumb to hallucinations while wide awake would only prove me insane."

"If you often feel alone, ignored, or forgotten, think about this: closing the door and locking yourself in won't change anything-literally and figuratively."

"While you judge me by my outward appearance I am silently doing the same to you, even though there's a ninety-percent chance that in both cases our assumptions are wrong."

"When it comes to fighting for your dreams, be a dragon. Breathe fire."

"Statistics, likelihoods, and probabilities mean everything to men, nothing to God."

"Never be intimidated by what seems ominous, for BiG is only an accumulation of many smalls."

"If we simply imagined that everyone who crossed our path was living out his or her very last day on Earth, we might treat people as kindly as we ought to each day they lived."

"My favorite quote in the world is this one."

"Laughter can deflate almost any problem down to its proper size."

"There are no real start-overs, only start-from-heres."

"For whatever reason, there are people we like and people we don't like. It's hard to say why, and often a difficult opinion to change. Luckily, there's no steadfast rule stating that we must like everyone. But to keep from disliking ourselves, we should develop the good character to treat everyone kindly whether or not we deem them deserving."

"Dress the part! Invent and pretend to your heart's content! Act, sing, and dance while everyone's watching! The world's a stage, remember?"

"Happiness isn't complicated. It is a humble state of gratitude for simple pleasures, tender mercies, recognized blessings, and inherent beauty."

"Gratitude doesn't change the scenery. It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors."

"The sun shines every day without being told that it is brilliant. The mountains stand tall and majestic though no one informs them of their grandeur. The winds twirl and dance with clouds, minus cheers or compliments to inspire their moves. Flowers bloom, showing off colors, long before passing smiles acknowledge any beauty. The ocean claps at its own underwater chorus without topside ears listening. What is the world trying to tell you? Be wonderful because you are. Quit waiting to be told so first."

"Every brush stroke on the canvas, every dab of color introduced, the fine textures impressed in the paint-this accumulation of many small acts combines to shape a final work of art. And so it is with life; each step, each deed, each brief choice builds gradually, day by day, to shape both character and destiny."

"The most irresistible beauty is the radiant glow from a kind and gentle heart."

"Like yeast, it's impressive how considerably an ounce of determination can make one's efforts grow and expand."

"Your weaknesses may not seem overwhelming, but they will create the biggest problems you face."

"Minutes turn into hours that add up to days amounting to weeks that become months melting into yearsaccumulating for decadesto pile up for centuriesand ultimately form minutes again-just on a grander, divine scale."

"Mr. Cat and Mr. Dog were neighbors who fought like, well, cats and dogs. That is until Mr. Rat moved in. It's fascinating how easily two enemies ally at the introduction of a third."

"I believe in love-a kind, selfless, unending devotion. I believe it is rare."

"Music is my enchanter, the seducer of my emotions, the fire and ice that moves me."

"Curiosity killed the cat, but not before teaching her that honey bees are not sweet, tweeting birds are slow to react, mice can serve as both toys and food, big dogs like to snuggle, falling isn't flying, cream drips from lazy cows, water should be avoided at all costs, baths don't require getting wet, kindness and cruelty often fall from the same hand, and engines remain comfortably warm long after the motor dies."

"In someone's darkest hour your simple act of kindness may imitate the sunrise, and to sad eyes you become their only source of light."

"The effects of loss are acute, and unique to each individual. Not everyone mourns in the same way, but everyone mourns."

"Words that should cross your lips with ease: thank you, love you, sorry, please."

"Happiness doesn't always come in pink. Learn to appreciate the rainbow."

"I think I'd rather be liked than loved. It just seems as if more criticism and chastening is shown to those we love, while kind manners and compassion are reserved for those we simply like. So, I hope you like me."

"The real beauty of a woman is most clearly seen in the smiles of those who interact with her."

"Determined, I riseand face the dawn with resolve.This time I will win."

"When dragons attack, the only thing you should seek to stand behind is your own sword."