A man must have a battle to fight, a great mission to his life that involves and yet transcends even home and family.

The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.

A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.

Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.

The true story of every person in this world is not the story you see, the external story. The true story of each person is the journey of his or her heart.

Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.

Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.

She is the crescendo, the final, astonishing work of God. Woman. In one last flourish creation comes to a finish with Eve. She is the Master's finishing touch.

In the end, it doesn’t matter how well we have performed or what we have accomplished—a life without heart is not worth living.

Caring for our own hearts isn't selfishness; it's how we begin to love.

A man's calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.

I want a man who's kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire?

On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reason the card, but passion is the gale; Nor God alone in the still calm we find, He mounts the storm, and walks upon the wind.

Poetry is to philosophy what the Sabbath is to the rest of the week.

I don't want anyone hacking us. And I'm not only talking about countries. I'm talking about anyone, period.

When stalking one’s prey, it is best to take one’s time. Say nothing, and as sure as eggs he will become curious and emerge.

It is the folly of too many to mistake the echo of a London coffee-house for the voice of the kingdom.

I am a country boy and proud of it.

If you expect nothing from anybody, you’re never disappointed.

What Republicans have done in my view is that they are systematically dismantling a sense of community in America.

A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.