And He knew him, imagine, To be known, spoken of, By the creator of everything That rule from above.

For when you look at the ceiling, or down at the floor, when the trouble's before you, you're begging for more.

I wonder what God must have thought then / When He saw the work of Cain's hand / That the first baby born on the planet / Grew up to kill the third man.

Determining dreams is the business of God, But He might let me know what it means, what you saw.

I am not God, and I am not judge. Your fate is your own And you need not to budge.

We obtained literature by our own efforts, it is a product of our own life, and that is why we love it so much and hold it so dear, why we pin our hopes on it.

I made that up. You know Marcus. He got lost once in his own museum.

Memory narrativises itself.

A little less fight and a little more spark, close your mouth and open your heart.

No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good time.

There is danger that totalitarian governments, not subject to vigorous popular debate, will underestimate the will and unity of democratic societies where vital interests are concerned.

I want a brighter word than bright

When you hide another story in a story, that’s the story I am telling the children.

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us.

It’s hard to remember that Jesus did not come to make us safe, but rather to make us disciples, citizens of God’s new age, a kingdom of surprise.