He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.

The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets -

People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

Things are always better in the morning.

It's not necessary to tell all you know.

Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they're quite different from people who must write.

...but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself.

Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends.

I had to educate him that there was no such thing as writer's block, that writers write when they write, and when they don't, they don't.

other kids pack lunch

All my friends were choosing university courses, but I had no interest in anything other than acting, so I applied to go to RADA.

I am not working to earn a living, but I am living movies. I am finding me enjoying the process.

There's a through line that connects all of us.

What is faith if it is not translated into action?

That has less significance than a dog's fart.

I hadn't had a perfect moment yet. And it's very important for me to have perfect moments in exotic countries like that... it kind of lets you know when it's time to go home.

The problem is that our inherent ignorance keeps us in samsara and unable to benefit ourselves and others on a really deep level.

The children of believing parents, at least their next and immediate seed, even of us Gentiles now under the gospel, are included by God within the covenant of grace.