Only Christ can free us from the prison of legalism, and then only if we are willing to be freed.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

Being a geological formation gives you a lot of time to think. Also, I subscribed to a number of learned journals.

Only fool keeps mocking perseverance.

the difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will and the other from a strong won't

As a child, I was raised with my grandmother, alongside all my cousins, and the kitchen was always full.

If it looks like art, chances are it's somebody else's art.

As thrilling as it was, speechwriting is ultimately frustrating for someone who wants to be a writer.

He who prays without confidence cannot hope that his prayers will be granted.

The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer.

What we call pleasure, and rightly so is the absence of all pain.

When God writes our names in the 'Lamb's Book of Life' He doesn't do it with an eraser handy. He does it for eternity.