Janette Rallison Quotes

I've pursued dreams and achieved them, but I don't think anybody should think their life is incomplete if they don't follow some dream. Happiness doesn't come from achievements, or money, or any sort of treasure. Happiness is a frame of mind, not a destination. It's appreciating what you've got and building relationships with those around you.

You need to be more careful, or you could hurt yourself."
Right. Thank you, Mrs. Detweiler. I never would have come to that conclusion by myself. I was planning on incorporating a backflip into my next walk across the classroom but on second thought...

Blackmailers never explain their thinking. They're like pirates that way. Dark-hearted, dangerous- and cool like Johnny Depp.

Don't just read words,' he would tell her as he held up the latest story, 'devour them. Let the words create new worlds.

Beauty has a persuasive power all its own.

Then he leaned over, right there in the restaurant parking lot, and kissed me. And it wasn’t a friendship kiss, either. It was tender and real, and utterly romantic.