A real friend is one who helps us to think our best thoughts, do our noblest deeds, and be our finest selves.

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.

Be still and know that I am God

Only a fool lights a fire and tries to hide at the same time.

Disciples are those who have been so ravished with Christ that others want to be like them.

For in my tradition, as a Jew, I believe that whatever we receive we must share.

My mother was a very elegant woman. When a flying saucer landed on the lawn, she turned it over to see if it was Wedgwood.

It's not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.

The freedom of personal expression, ideas and imagination, working in collaboration with people from diverse backgrounds - is what's needed to spawn creativity.

You get whatever you expect to get. The only question is. What do you want?

In the little town where I live in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, we now have a 'Public Safety Complex' around the corner from what used to be our hokey Andy Griffith-esque fire station.

I'd rather not deal with such questions, because anyway it's like shearing a pig - lots of screams but little wool.