But where, after we have made the great decision to leave the security of childhood and move on into the vastness of maturity, does anybody ever feel completely at home?

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter.

The power to pray is the grace we need.

When something becomes so important to you that it drives your behavior and commands your emotions, you are worshipping it.

Don't ask any questions and you won't hear any lies.

I took a month long vacation in the stratosphere, and you know it's very hard to hold your breath.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

I want to encourage more young women to get involved in coding, because it's important for them to be able to help shape the future, and coding is the future.

Trust, Kiki said, Trust is peppermints.

Religion is passionate, reckless, destructive, idol-smashing. It's a martyr burning at the stake. It's a crown of thorns and a cross.