Paul Engle Quotes

I think there's a lot of people going through different things where you feel like your whole world's imploded, and you feel like you lost it all, whether it's physical, emotional, whatever you're going through. If I can be that beacon of hope for people that need it the most through dancing and through our storytelling, then I've done my job.

I've had some dark nights of the soul, of course, but giving in to depression would be a sellout, a defeat.

With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because of the fear factor.

I don't think anybody should ever take their life for being bullied. But if it wasn't for my family... and my circle of friends, I could definitely see why someone would see it doesn't get any better than this, but it does. Life is so beautiful.

After 'A Perfect Storm' came out, I heard from a young reader, who had suffered a similar background as 'Arizona,' that I had helped her to find peace. That was the most amazing thing in the world to me.

I want survivors to know that healing is possible.

My parents' divorce was very difficult. Divorce is essentially incredibly painful, but it's also an essential part of life.

I personally dealt with a lot of depression and anxiety in my life.

I battle with things like depression in my life, I battle with things like anxiety, I battle with things like attention deficit disorder, and I ignored them all.

I am grateful to have my life back and for the friends and family who never gave up on me, for a God who was there when I was ready to find him. I am grateful for so much, that every day, one day at a time, is Thanksgiving.

I learnt in South America and in Africa that people who have really big problems in the ghetto always keep a sense of humour and remain positive. If not, you go down.

I struggle every day to hold on to what little hope I can find.

I was able to battle back through depression.

In 2013, I went through a really great depression.

I have received so many messages from people all over the world who've connected with 'Leave A Light On' and shared their own story of struggles and the people who've helped them.

Divorce is hard enough when you're an adult - never mind when you're a child. That was probably when my shyness started, when I was at my shyest.

You know, I've been hit with a Greb boot in the face and I've been spat on. And my kids light up when they hear these stories. It really takes their minds off their troubles.

With grief, you know, the only way to get through it is through it.

That is the thing that I was scared of - that I would know intellectually that there's something to glean out of life, but that I would be so broken that I wouldn't care.

I've cried my eyes out and wanted to end it all before. I hope everybody's gone that far, because it makes life rich.

Before 'MOOO!' there were times when I was definitely at a low. I wasn't getting that much support from people around me.

When you feel low and down, you don't know whom to talk to and go out with.

I took all my blessings for granted. The fact that God has given me another chance to do what I love to do, and still have my husband and my children and my sanity and good people in my corner, I'm gonna do it right this time and show that I appreciate it.

Obviously, cancer has affected my life, mostly everyone in the world in some level.

I do know there is a lot of pain sometimes but you need to deal with it and communicate what you're feeling.