C.F. Joyce Quotes

The vehemence with which certain critics have chosen not simply to criticize what I've written, but to challenge my writing this story at all, speaks of what the book is about: fear of disapproval.

There is a theme that runs through my work, and that is: the toxic property of keeping secrets.

Some literary types subscribe to the notion that being a writer like Salinger entitles a person to remain free of the standards that might apply to mere mortals.

Long after Salinger sent me away, I continued to believe his standards and expectations were the best ones.

I believed my story would be helpful to young women my daughter's age, who are still in the process of forming themselves as women, and in need of encouragement to remain true to themselves.

Go beyond what you feel like doing and do what's right. Every time you do what's right when you don't feel like it, you are growing.

If we spend enough time with God, He'll either make us strong enough that problems won't bother us, or He'll show us what to do about them.

I was giving a speech one time, and the woman who introduced me said, 'Well, she used to be J. D. Salinger's girlfriend. I thought, 'God, is that all I've been?' I didn't want to be reduced to that.

Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love.

Wisdom is exercised in the choices you make.

Don't depend on other people as the source of your happiness or for approval.

There’s no such thing as trust unless you have unanswered questions in your life. If you know everything, theres nothing to trust God for.

Don't give in to excuses that can keep you from really living the best life God has for you.

I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story.

God doesn’t tell you to do hard things so He can stand back and laugh and watch you struggle. He tells you to do things the things that He knows are gonna work out to your good in the end.

The way anything is developed is through practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice and more practice.

I think that I shall never scan A tree as lovely as a man. . . . . A tree depicts divinest plan, But God himself lives in a man.

We will never enjoy life unless we make a quality decision to do so.

Cats, for the most part, seem indifferent to human activities that do not revolve around their needs and wants. They all but roll their eyes at the owners who expect their cats to do things for them.

I want to focus on God's grace and give thanks for all the good things in my life. I don't want to focus on what I don't have.

the thing I would wish for anybody I loved would be the possibility of never coming to the end of discovery. I think it is what makes life worth living.

Fear is a spirit that produces a feeling.

We don't want to survive. We want to be healed.

Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement.

The words you say could hurt or help you. "Change Your Words, Change Your Life"

God doesn't do good things for us because we are good and we deserve them. He does good things for us because He is good and loves us.

Happiness is not a feeling, it is a choice. To be happy, one must choose to be happy, not respond to a circumstance that now controls your happiness.

If you want to be free, just start doing what God wants you to do, one step at a time, and you'll eventually walk out of your messes.

Negative minds full of fear and doubt produce negative lives, which can ultimately destroy your life.

It is amazing the quality of human beings that are in this world if we can just get past people not dressing the way we want them to dress.

Have God make a message out of your mess.

As believers in Christ, we are part of Him-God the Father decided before the foundation of the world that anyone who loved Christ would be loved and accepted by Him.

80% of people's problems are about how they feel about themselves.

If you will stop feeding your feelings, then they will stop controlling you.

I used to worry about every little thing, trying to figure out every problem. Well, I realize now how foolish that was. I was no more in control of my life than the man on the moon.

Anger is the fruit of rotten roots.

The biggest black eye that you can give the devil is to give God your pain and let Him turn it into gain.

We worship God with our entire life - with every decision we make and everything we do

It is not as important how we start (our past), but how we finish.

Many Christians suffer because they're too busy seeking carnal knowledge instead of the Word of God.

What I say to an artist is, 'When you can't paint - paint.

Listening is an important key to HEARING.

Reality is a narrow little house which becomes a prison to those who can't get out of it.

We must guard against allowing anger to drag us into sin.

I look upon life as a gift from God. I did nothing to earn it. Now that the time is coming to give it back, I have no right to complain.

Remember I'm an artist. And you know what that means in a court of law. Next worst to an actress

An old mans memories, like his bones, grow sharp with age and show their true shapes.

Frustration is a sign I am acting independently. The more you try your own way, the tighter the doors will stay closed.

The only good government... Is a bad one in a hell of a fright.

To compromise simply means that you go a tiny bit below what you know is right.