At the simplicity of the gesture, he felt a pang: the raw nerve of his loneliness exposed.

To be a kid is to be invisible and to listen, and to interpret things that aren't necessarily meant for you to hear--because how else do you find out about the world?

Diabetes is passed that way -- over and down, like a knight in chess.

His heart felt dangerously full, for the first time in years. That dried-up battered organ, suddenly flush with love. It could kill him.

The role of the human brain was to rationalize suffering.

The force with which he wanted it both ways made him grit his teeth. What kind of fool wanted it only one way?

Friends who love us know that motherhood is about transitioning--and adjusting, constantly, to those changes. We must become masters of change because that is what life demands of us.

Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library

Pray for one another.

I've always loved the '40s romantic comedies and the idea of those mistaken identities and lovers' misunderstandings.

Compliment but do not covet.

We never know what God has up His sleeve. You never know what might happen; you only know what you have to do now.

God knew what we were before conversion - wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved us. He knows what we will be after conversion - weak, erring, and frail; yet He loves us.

I'd love to direct, I'd love to produce. I'd love to learn all about it, and being around it all the time certainly helps.

My job as a designer is to look into the future. Not to use any frame of reference that exists

I decided if it was going to be a mistake to come to New York and try and make a career in fashion, then it was going to be my mistake... But the American dream is real. I'm living it.