Life isn't simple. But the beauty of it is, you can always start over. It'll get easier.

See, that's all you're thinking about, is winning. You're confirming your sense of self- worth through outward reward instead of through inner appreciation.

—Barbara Hall

You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why? Because it feels sooo good.

—Barbara Hall

But penance need not be paid in suffering… It can be paid in forward motion. Correcting the mistake is a positive move, a nurturing move.

—Barbara Hall

The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn't matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.

—Barbara Hall

Justice does not come from the outside. It comes from inner peace.

—Barbara Hall

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

—John Scalzi

When people say there is too much violence in [my books], what they are saying is there is too much reality in life.

—Joyce Carol Oates

Life isn't always about logic and reasons—sometimes you just have to close your eyes and jump. Particularly when it comes to relationships.

—Julie James in Just the Sexiest Man Alive

Sometimes fifteen minutes is all it takes for your entire life to change.

—Bella Andre in It Must Be Your Love

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

—Samuel Butler