“I've been running away my entire life. I never fought for freedom, only waited for it. And I don't think I can live like that anymore.”
Source: Broken Ribs
“Pour your grit into what you can mold—let the rest drift by. Own the controllables, and progress will race to meet you.”
“Real beauty isn’t in the face, it’s in the fire, the confidence, and the way you light up a room without saying a word.”
“Your life is not a simulation; it's the real game. Play wisely.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“You are not denied, just divinely timed. What God scripted for your hands cannot be canceled by what tried to crush your heart. It’s not lost—it’s locating you. Even your missteps are being rerouted by mercy. Grace isn’t checking your credentials—it’s honoring your calling. Every flaw is just fuel for favor.”
“Before us, the sun slips down over verdant city streets. A world of green and orange and yellow, of eucalypt, myrtle, oak, cedar,cypress, plane, willow, dogwood, frangipani, maple, acacia, palm, pine, elm, apple, boat, mahogany, jacaranda, cottonwood, sycamore, alder, ash, grevillea, chestnut, poplar, birch, on streets, on football ovals, growing from abandoned cars and front yards and cafes and train stations.”
Source: Arborescence
“Even if your writing gets no attention, don’t silence your gift. A talent dies only when you stop using it.”
“Never regard as a benefit to yourself anything which will force you at some point to break your faith, to leave integrity behind, to hate, suspect or curse another [...]”
Source: Meditations
“Some journeys begin with loss… but lead to courage, faith, and hope.”
— The Journey West: Leaving Dixfield”
Source: The Journey West: Leaving Dixfield: A Clean, Heartfelt Children’s Historical Fiction, Told Through the Eyes of Janus Fletcher, Based on a True 1865 Pioneer Journey.
“Good moaning! I mean morning. No I didn’t.”