We are called to service in the kingdom of God. The Christian life is not about what you claim. It is about what you believe. True belief cannot be separated from what we do.

The truth is, the Devil's job is easy.

Love only fails when we fail to love.

To hope for nothing, to expect nothing, to demand nothing. This is analytical despair.

Do not make the Great Commission your Great Omission.

I don't only write about English literature; I also write about chaos theory and... ants. I can understand ants.

there ain't no use in dyin' 'fore yer time. Lots of folks is walkin' 'round jes' as dead as they'll ever be.

Coffee is the absolute most dependably ordinary thing I could have every single day.

The ability to play pretend is something that everyone has access to; you see little kids doing it.

Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.

As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them.

What an extraordinary achievement for a civilization: to have developed the one diet that reliably makes its people sick!

I can't wait to ride my electric scooter, walk my dog, watch TV, be bored … and I'm gonna put [my Oscar] in my hand and kiss it every night before I go to sleep.