That's a sure way to tell about somebody--the way they play, or don't play, make-believe.

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.

Gabe?"The newchild stirred slightly in his sleep. Jonas looked over at him. "There could be love", Jonas whispered.

Truth is not a path you follow, but one created by your footsteps.

He who has daughters is always a shepherd.

If I write when I'm low, it will be a dark song, but I don't care. I want to be honest with myself at all times.

It is human to err; and the only final and deadly error, among all our errors, is denying that we have ever erred.

Many people help construct our attitudes at a certain time and place.

the real stakes in the theater are high - they are life stakes. That's what I love about it. You gamble with your life, and that's a gamble worth taking.

I was pretty much a child of Monty Python. I grew up loving that type of humor and even structured a lot of humor in the same fashion.

You're a Demigod Percy, half god and half mortal!

Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.