For after years of living in a cage, a lion no longer even believes it is a lion . . . and a man no longer believes he is a man.

The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.

A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.

Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.

The true story of every person in this world is not the story you see, the external story. The true story of each person is the journey of his or her heart.

Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.

Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.

She is the crescendo, the final, astonishing work of God. Woman. In one last flourish creation comes to a finish with Eve. She is the Master's finishing touch.

In the end, it doesn’t matter how well we have performed or what we have accomplished—a life without heart is not worth living.

Caring for our own hearts isn't selfishness; it's how we begin to love.

A man's calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.

When I see a beautiful shell like that I can't help feeling a regret about what's inside it.

What must be done must be done, whatever the price, the cost, the pain. One day we all must walk through fire.

He (Lincoln) was accustomed to hearing words, many of them boring, but he was not accustomed to group silence.

The happiest place on earth

The Act of God designation on all insurance policies; which means, roughly, that you cannot be insured for the accidents that are most likely to happen to you.

It's fine to indulge yourself so long as you don't try and foist it on the rest of the world.

Our perspective is what holds the key to whether the solution is ordinary or extraordinary.

The truth is my love life has been a lot more turbulent than I have let on.

Sometimes you have to do something you dislike to create something you desire.

Lack of resources (payroll), time and competing priorities are why so many nonprofits haven't done well. It's that simple.