Faith is the enemy of discovery.

Sometimes I think that novelists suffer from P.C.S.: Perpetual Childhood Syndrome.

Sin is absence of God. Nothing more, nothing less.

The speed of the human mind is remarkable. So is its inability to face the obvious.

If God resides anywhere ... surely he shelters behind barricades of pure chance.

You can tell nothing from a man's appearance, nothing except the depths of your own prejudice.

Most of those people who saw themselves as literary types at university became bank managers.

She knows what it is to be sad and miserable, but those emotions are almost enjoyable. They throw moments of happiness and laughter into sharper relief.

To know Christ Jesus is to seek God.

Chance is life's only certainty.

The principal component in any genuine friendship is caring, not competition.

Being "brave" means doing or facing something frightening. ... Being "fearless" means being without fear.

You can look back at anything and wish you'd done something differently.

When you're NAT on the net, you're NOT on the net

If you don't have cancer, cherish life. If you do, cherish it even more

I don't have any children, but if I had a baby, I would have to name it, so I would get a baby-naming book. Or I would invite somebody over who had a cast on.

Without public pressure from caring people, our lawsuits will not be enough to stop this widespread abuse.

The domination of one's spirit and mind is not a pretty thing, but I think it happens.