Writing is a solitary occupation, except for Presidential speeches and sitcoms.

When God asks a question, it is always rhetorical.

We can read a good spiritual book in search of information or in search of God. We will find only what we're looking for.

If it is true, as God says, that we are as we think, we risk becoming what we most fear if our fear is stronger than our love.

The nature of a true seeker after beauty is to overlook flaws.

Who but the Christian, among the religions of the world and throughout time, worships a God who loves him so much that he died an agonizing and wretched death to pay for his sins?

It is not sufficient for artistic expressions to serve as "signposts declaring what it is to be fully human." They should impart a vision of what it can be to become divine.

Judging art is like caging a bird. Instead of seeing it soar, you can only watch it flutter.

Art--music, painting, sculpture, dance, drama--opens doors to our soul, exposing our lives to whom or what we allow to enter.

No one can take credit for inspiration or creativity.

Writers block occurs when a writer has nothing to say. Unfortunately not all writers experience it.

In marriage, everyday you love, and everyday you forgive.It is an ongoing sacrament, love and forgiveness

Forgiveness is a funny thing, it warms the heart and cools the sting.

I would like it to be said that I was a good writer of detective and thriller stories.

. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war.

No strike could ever be won with a Communist at its head since the employers would make victory impossible.

These are serious matters, and we can never let up on these sanctions [against Russia].

When you live in a watershed area, in a pristine area, and you could watch this whole place fall apart in front of your eyes, you don't sell your soul for a buck.

The more humble and transparent a leader is, the more effective he or she will be.

My dancing days are past.

Which is better: to achieve Nirvana, or become a Boddhissatva?