Death is just a comma to a Christian, not a period.

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

You are free to choose. You are not free not to choose. No choice is a choice. You are free to choose but you are not free to choose the consequences of that choice.

Men throw broken things away, but God never uses anything until he first breaks it.

Anything you love more, fear more, serve more, or value more than God is your idol.

It is better to be divided by truth than to be united in error. It is better to speak the truth that hurts and then heals, than falsehood that comforts and then kills.

I may be a nut, but I'm fastened to a good bolt, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Discipline says, 'I need to.' Duty says, 'I ought to.' Devotion says, 'I want to.'

The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day. Any athlete knows that it is the start that ensures a good finish.

A scar is a wound that has healed. We need to bring our wounds to Jesus, let Him heal them, and use our scars for Jesus. Our scars may be our greatest ministry.

If you need encouragement, give it. If you need love, give it.Whatever you need, give it away.

Masks beneath masks until suddenly the bare bloodless skull.

I guess the sky in real life isn’t actually perfect. Maybe that’s what makes it so perfect.

To mourn is to touch directly the substance of divine compassion.

We will never forgive and we will never forget.

My father played five years for Valence in France's second division. I'd always cry when he would leave for training. Every morning, I'd say, 'Dad, take me with you. Please, please take me with you!'

Each character is a completely whole person with their problems and many sides to their personality. It's so rich with details as well, like the set.

The novel has always been the form that incorporates other forms. For me, it has always been the ultimate medium.

We worshipped in the temple of cutthroat competition, and so some cooked the books, because the treasure is so great.

"Little magazines" are, for the most part, the mayflies of the literary world.

I like to do films that celebrate life.