Christians are guilty of the notion that there was a time when people were required to live by the mosaic law, I just don't know that ever was the case.

God is not a bargaining God. You cannot barter with Him. You must do business with Him on His own terms.

What matters is the one thing I do know for certain: God is with me.

I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.

Each of my books is different. Deliberately... I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.

Never worry about anything that is past. Charge it up to experience and forget the trouble. There are always plenty of troubles ahead, so don't turn and look back on any behind you.

I used comedy as a way to combat my dyslexia. I was barely getting by scholastically, so I used a lot of humor.

I would not exchange the laughter of my heart for the fortunes of the multitudes.

I think of a book and a play, or a book and a movie, as two separate things - I don't think of it as my novel having a new life.

Everything has already been done. every story has been told every scene has been shot. it’s our job to do it one better.

Here's the deal with Matty Morrison: He is the most unassuming, nicest, most humble guy, who also happens to be extremely talented.