I won't tell if you don't." I winked.Granny laughed.In the South, a wink speaks louder than words.

Sometimes I’m asked to list the most important steps in preparing for an evangelistic mission, and my reply is always the same: prayer . . . prayer . . . prayer.

Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you've finished just to stay near it.

Writer's block, for me, is merely a way of saying "I'm too lazy to sit down and give it the proper time." I want to be a progressive writer, not a lazy one.

Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old.

My family has had to become quite understanding about me not returning phone calls when I'm filming.

Theres so many fish in the sea That only rise up in the sweat and smoke like mercury

A goal without a plan is a wish.

Empathy before education.

Only meditation, only silence, only transcending beyond your mind is going to give you contentment and fulfillment.

I feel I've been blessed with a gift of creativity and composition. That's why I've been able to keep going.