"You really can't teach reading as a science. Love gets mixed up in it."

"Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first."

"I believe that every interaction is an act of fate in some way, that we're meant to interact with them, and it's our job to flesh that out and experience it to the fullest and learn the lessons we're meant to."

"Until you have kids, you can't imagine how much you could possibly love a human being."

"Is there anything more important than a child?"

"I was raised to believe that you're safe in God's hands. But I don't feel safe with myself."