She was strength and power and so many things he’d pretended for twelve years he didn’t miss, didn’t need.

Then it was silent. Heavy now, not the sleepy silence of before. The kind of silence that meant horrifying things.

Strange, I thought, how you can be living your dreams and your nightmares at the very same time.

Everything is false, everything is possible, everything is doubtful.

It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first. The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose aiming at something outside self.

We must never minimize the suffering of another. Scripture's mandate to us is, "Weep with them that weep." (Romans 12:15, KJV)

What happens when you believe something with all your heart? Belief fuels enthusiasm, and determined enthusiasm explodes into passion. It fires our souls and lifts our spirits.

The deposit of the faith is one thing... the way it is expressed is another.

If you are feeling good , it is because you are thinking good thoughts .

Most people believe that the Christian commandments are intentionally a little too severe

Access to public libraries also affects how much children read.

Whenever people eat or drink together, it's communion.