A richly detailed, poignant, and utterly fascinating look into another culture and how it is cross-pollinated by our own. It brings to mind the work of Ha Jin in its power and revelation of the new.

God would not have made the universe as it is unless He intended us to understand it.

The red rose whispers of passion, And the white rose breathes of love; O, the red rose is a falcon, And the white rose is a dove.

God [is] the author of the universe, and the free establisher of the laws of motion.

... even when we find not what we seek, we find something as well worth seeking as what we missed.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

The gospel comprises indeed, and unfolds, the whole mystery of mans redemption, as far forth as it is necessary to be known for our salvation.

What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else.

From a knowledge of His work, we shall know Him.

For 3 Million you could give everyone in Scotland a shovel, and we could dig a hole so deep we could hand her over to Satan in person.

We are addicted to money and our obsession with it is leading to the destruction of our planet.

He wondered if there was anyone in the world who liked him. Liked him for himself alone.

Out of misery, comes unexpected joy.

Lorraine once told me, smile big when you’re sad. Smile big when you’re happy. Smile big when you’re bored. Because regardless how you feel, your face could use a stretch.

Hitting "like" on a social media platform is the modern day version of clapping at the end of a performance.

Please don't allow anyone to make you feel less than what you are.

My sisters and my mom, those people help me get through every single day.

It takes hundreds of nuts to hold a car together, but it takes only one of them to scatter it all over the highway.

If it is true in anything, it is especially true of divine things, what costs little is worth little.

Value them; they are pearls of great price

You cannot have Christ for your Savior unless you also have Him as your Lord.