But if you don't understand that story is character and not just idea, you will not be able to breathe life into even the most intriguing flash of inspiration.

What a pity every child couldn't learn to read under a willow tree.

It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do.

the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out.

There is no escape if love is not there

She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read.

Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.

Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.

God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.

Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

The more you smile, the more reasons you will find to smile.

Perhaps that is the greatest crime of conquest--that a civilization is denied the right to evolve beyond its own embarrassment.

We endure hard times by the power of God.

If she expected me to apologize she was going to be sorely disappointed.I’d never be sorry for kissing her.

Sometimes the thing one wants most is the very thing that will get him killed with an axe.

I think you have an obligation to be honest.

There is in every man a certain feeling that he has been what he is from all eternity, and by no means become such in time.

I am loathe to get married again. I've been married enough; I just prefer to forget it.

As a wise man once said: Wherever you go, there you are.

Ben's emphasis was on protecting his expectation of profit with minimum risk.