"I've learned that it's what you do in the dark that puts you in the light."

"I'm not a saint. I'm a sinner. But I'm a sinner who's trying to do better."

"I'm not a celebrity. I'm a writer. And I'm trying to tell stories that matter."

"I know for sure that as you have the courage to make a choice, you have the courage to live with the results of that choice."

"I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'."