If there's one thing I've learned, it is to never give up--no matter what your circumstances are. Giving up doesn't solve anything.

The secret of being a successful writer is--write. Every writer deserves that chance.

I refuse to give up when things go wrong because there is always a sliver lining behind the cloud.

Communication is the mortar that holds humanity together

Basically, if you're not a utopianist, you're a schmuck.

Our history is an inevitable component of our being. One thing only can release us from the grip of our history. That one thing is forgiveness.

If other things must be destroyed in order for fire to exist, that's all right with fire. As far as fire is concerned, that's what those things are there for in the first place.

They say the oil spill has the potential to kill more wildlife than a Sarah Palin hunting trip.

When you grow suspicious of a person and begin a system of espionage upon him, your punishment will be that you will find your suspicions true.

'I will not stand for being called a woman in my own house' she said.

Speaking in tongues is as normal to me as 'Pass the salt' It's a secret, direct prayer language to God.

Prayer is more than thoughts and feelings expressed in words. It is the opening of mind and heart - our whole being to God our Abba Father. It is Divine Union.

It is true there is a scent in the desert, though there may be no flower or tree or blade of grass within miles. It is the essence of the untrodden, untarnished earth herself!