"Never say never" -- Justin Bieber and Jaden Smith, haha.

We are bruised and broken masterpieces/But we did not paint ourselves.

Switchfoot, "The Economy of Mercy"

You knew my name/When the world was made

Same as above.

Not because of who I am/But because of what You've done/Not because of what I've done/But because of who you are.

Casting Crowns, "Who Am I"

And the Holy King of Israel loves me here/In America

Rich Mullins, "Here in America"

Our God is an awesome God

Rich Mullins, "Awesome God"

When I'm weak/You make me strong/When I'm blind/You shine your light on me/'Cause I'll never get by/Living on my own ability/How refreshing to know you don't need me/How amazing to find that you want me/So I'll stand on your truth and I'll fight with your strength/Till you give the victory/By the power of Christ in me

Casting Crowns, "In Me"

To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.

C.S. Lewis, On Forgiveness

The Lord of the gentle breeze is Lord of the rough and tumble/He is the king of the jungle

Steven Curtis Chapman, "King of the Jungle"

"We are healing but it's killing us inside/can we take a chance when Faith and fear collide?" - Skillet, "Collide"

Inner beauty counts than the outside -- anonymous

Love that, sandy. It reminds me of a favourite Bible verse:

"But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart."
~I Samuel 16:7~

"Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us." -Martin Luther.

"Tomorrow will always be tomorrow and yesterday cannot be changed. The wise man seeks God in the now and brings both his regrets and fears before Him. The freedom that we are offered is truly amazing: to live, today, free from even our own fallen desires. This is where I want to be." -Jon Foreman

"The more I live, I see this life's not about me." from "Burn Out Brighter" by Anberlin

"I am a peanut!" John Cooper of Skillet

"There are no accidents" -- Master Uguay in Kung Fu Panda.

Be still my soul/be still and know/Be still and know/He is

Mark Schulz "He Is"
I like this next one as it relates to my life.

Break down the barriers/But don't bend the rules/Never forget your roots/As you head for something new/Go right through the shades of desire/Letting the light be seen/And He'll steer the heart in pursuit of the dream

Michael W. Smith "Pursuit of the Dream"
And this one about Jesus:

Nobody knew his secret ambition/Nobody knew his claim to fame/He broke the old rules steeped in tradition/He tore the Holy Veil away/Questioning those in powerful position/Running to those who called his name/But nobody knew his secret ambition/Was to give his life away.

Michael W. Smith, "Secret Ambition"

It was when I was happiest that I longed most..

C.S. Lewis Till We Have Faces.

"We know not what we shall be"; but we may be sure that we shall be more, not less, than we were on earth. Our natural experiences (sensory, emotional, imaginative), are like the drawing, like penciled lines on flat paper. If they vanish in the risen life, they will vanish only as pencil lines vanish from the real landscape, not as a candle flame that is put out but as a candle flame which becomes invisible because someone has pulled up the blind, thrown open the shutters, and let in the blaze of the risen sun.

C.S. Lewis, Transposition, from The Weight of Glory and Other Essays.

"There once was a boy called Eustace who read books full of facts that were useless."
-Edmund, VotDT movie

Ah, quotes! I love them.

Here's a recent one that my dad said. I was arguing with one of my siblings and my dad was saying how you don't always have to be right and you don't always have to win an argument. You can just walk away.

"Walk away from the situation before you're enemies, and you'll remain friends." - my dad

A very very good thing to remember.

All from the webcomic Digger -

Digger: Well .. I suppose no one was ever killed by a cave painting. Except Great-aunt Ruby that time, and everyone said that was a fluke.

Bloodtail: What's with the rat?
Bone-claw Mother: She's overcome with emotion.
Bloodtail: It doesn't look emotional. It looks about ready to puke.
Bone-claw Mother: That's how earth rats show emotion.

Villager: Trader Samuel? The Trader Samuel?
Digger: Uh...
Villager: The trader who was master of unspeakable arts? Who knew dark secrets of sorcery, necromancy, and accounting?

Descending Helix: I admit, I neglected to specify immunity from prophetic slugs.
Digger: It's an easy mistake.

Hope lives best at the hearth

Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

Great quote, Lady Haleth. I love Percy Jackson!

Speaking of Percy Jackson...here's two quotes from the books:

"Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world." - Rick Riordan

"If there's one thing I've learned over the eons, it's that you can't give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it." - Rick Riordan

And one more quote, one that has become a favorite of mine recently:

"To serve is to live, and to suffer is to serve better." - The Bones of Makaidos by Bryan Davis.

"The greatest treasures are not seen with the eye but found with the heart" - a random stamp