The goodness you receive from God is a treasure for you to share with others.

What a pity every child couldn't learn to read under a willow tree.

It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do.

the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out.

There is no escape if love is not there

She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read.

Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.

Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.

God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.

Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

To avoid the pain of loss, give up attachment.

I stare at the long, almost elegant thinness of the wrist bone jutting out from a heap of flesh and cloth. All that separates us, that poor woman and me, is an accident of birth.

Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.

It's a big gift to be recognizable as part of something that matters to people, but that's not the same as being responsible for something.

I find that usually when I watch something like horror film, I'm constantly thinking no, it's not going to happen.

Like and equal are two entirely different things.

When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.

Let's respect the dignity of women to make their own decisions about the size and timing of their families.

I try not to read my own books just because I would rather read somebody else.

I've got to confess I'm a pragmatic optimist myself.