God not only gives His creatures being and existence, but also, and at every moment, upholds and sustains them in being.

1862 ...although we can judge that an act is in itself a grave offense, we must entrust judgment of persons to the justice and mercy of God.

You do care. You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.

Be the type of man a wife would cherish and a child would admire.

There's just some magic in truth and honesty and openness.

I think every creative impulse that a working writer, or artist of any sort has, comes out of that dark old country where dreams come from.

My whole life, people have been saying, "Why are you so angry?"

Knowledge is no burden.

I'm neither Republican nor Democrat. I've worked for the past five administrations.

When I am in danger of bursting, I will go and whisper among the reeds.

While there's life, there's fear.

We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.