Every man has a day in his life when nobody can defeat him.

What was your life anyway but the tiny black spot of what you've done against the infinite white of possibility?

Writing is such a solitary thing, so its nice, when Im discouraged, to see people still have such faith in fiction.

Characters are often revealed by the ways they misapprehend others.

Elizabeth Searle writes with intelligence, passion and wit. She's one of the best young writers around.

Ideology is the light that creates darkness.

The heart was a tyrant, like a child demanding ice cream instead of broccoli and throwing a fit to get its way.

For some women, they need a man. For others, men need them.

Focus on what you can do right now, not what you can't do right now

Analysis does not transform consciousness.

In the South, you don't say exactly what's going on or what's on your mind.

We must take the profit out of prejudice.

Christianity is anything but safe. Jesus made clear that trouble and persecution stood in the future for His followers.

You made me feel real emotions. You unlocked me.

I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.

If you have worker-owned and worker-managed enterprises, you've got a different sociopolitical system.

God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.