Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.

We're as ephemeral as raindrops. We all fall, and we all land somewhere.

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

A whole new generation of Christians has come up believing that it is possible to 'accept' Christ without forsaking the world.

Worshipers never leave church...we carry our sanctuary with us wherever we go.

Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.

Faith is not a conclusion you reach...it's a journey you live.

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.

Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.

You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involve me, I understand.

Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to destroy or even diminish biodiversity?

The more you become aware of and respond to the needs of others, the richer your own life becomes.

The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human.

It’s all inside of you—what you want, who you are, and who you want to be. Just give it time.” He pulls away and helps me to my feet. “Nobody makes you, you. You make yourself.

Anger is the fuel of resentment which can burn for a lifetime.

My second novel, "Good Benito", was not finished. I wished that I had spent another year with it.

I could sing you a thousand and one doo-wop songs. I love the simplicity in that music. It's not super-poetic, it's just from the heart.

One of my all-time favorite workouts is boxing.

I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish

We don't call it sin today, we call it self-expression.

They said do what you want, because if we don't like it no one will hear it.