A writer is someone who writes!

To grow in craft is to increase the bredth of what I can do, but art is the depth, the passion, the desire, the courage to be myself and myself alone.

And what is more generous than a window?

Writing as an art form belongs to all people, regardless of economic class or educational level. . . . A writer is someone who writes.

When we neglect the artist in ourselves, there is a kind of mourning that goes on under the surface of our busy lives.

Even those truths that are painful will ultimately increase my wisdom, undergird my strength, make possible my art.

Writing and prayer are both a form of love, and love takes courage.

Jesus said, “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret.

It occurred to me that when I begin to write, I open myself and wait. And when I turn toward an inner spiritual awareness, I open myself and wait.

Putting words onto paper—when it is done as an honest act of search or connection, rather than as an act of manipulation, performance, self-aggrandizement or self-protection—is a holy act.

God’s love is God’s attention.

The Teacher of the Truth trains in righteousness.

She made the mistake of raising me to have a voice

It's only awkward if you let it be.

Very few men are wise by their own counsel or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself had a fool for his master.

As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility.

I'm kind of a hermit. it's almost easier for me to write about connection than to actually connect.

You can't overestimate the need to plan and prepare. In most of the mistakes I've made, there has been this common theme of inadequate planning beforehand. You really can't over-prepare in business!

I find that when my plays are going well, they seem to resemble pieces of music. But if I had to go into specifics about it, I wouldn't be able to. It's merely something that I feel.

The text says Deuteronomy was lost, but you say it was written then.

Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.