"I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself."

“Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science.”

“And it's tough traveling. You know, the hotels and the airports and all that. That part, eating and getting around to the hotel room and then going on.”

“Its the fate of all creators: They fall in love with their creations.”

Source : Katherine Applegate, Michael Grant (2012). “Eve and Adam”, p.116, Egmont UK

“All sin is equally wrong, but not all sin is equally bad.”

“I realized I was not a great musical technician, if I was going to make anything interesting it would have to come from the creative side of me and not the craft side of me.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

“It is better to will the good than to know the truth,”

Source : "The Renaissance : Essays in Interpretation". Book by André Chastel (p. 107), en.wikiquote.org. 1982.

“I am very grateful for the success, because it has given me the freedom to write without pressure, in my own way, and has enabled me to maintain my family and educate my children and grandchildren, as well as to create a Foundation to empower women and girls.”

“Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.”