Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.

The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.

A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.

Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.

The true story of every person in this world is not the story you see, the external story. The true story of each person is the journey of his or her heart.

Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.

She is the crescendo, the final, astonishing work of God. Woman. In one last flourish creation comes to a finish with Eve. She is the Master's finishing touch.

In the end, it doesn’t matter how well we have performed or what we have accomplished—a life without heart is not worth living.

Caring for our own hearts isn't selfishness; it's how we begin to love.

A man's calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.

The most dangerous man on earth is the man who has reckoned with his own death. All men die; few men ever really live.

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.

Deep” to me connotes intellectual rigor, not fashionable obscurity or the unnecessarily academic.

Courage lightens distress, hope alleviates grief, doubt aggravates affliction, fear worsens anguish, worry magnifies misery, and faith overthrows despair.

Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.

The projects I'm working on are all diverse, but each represents a different passion for me. I'm constantly looking to stretch myself.

It's very often true that some women look better without makeup, but that's only during the day.

Like the minor poet who knows the meanness of his gift, I am doomed to a lifetime of frustration: to be able to comprehend beauty, but not create it.

Sadhana is towards creating a sense of inner fulfillment, where there is no need to lean on anyone anymore.

This life was not intended to be the place of our perfection, but the preparation for it.

My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad.