Having a nice library doesn’t make you smart. Don’t buy books and stack them up in your library

If I could start over today, I would choose literature again. If the answers exist in the world or in the universe, I still think that's where we're going to find them.

You just go around getting hung up on all the least convenient things--and if the only obstacle in your way is a little extra work, then that's the wonderful gift right there.

Cynicism is when a small mind and a hurt heart rejects the hope, love, and truth of a big and caring God.

Not everyone around you are your friends or well wishers, Just be conscious.

I am itching to criticize some well-regarded writers' works, but I am not doing it because I am perfectly aware that my critique could easily be reduced to envy or just plain meanness.

I think having some sort of religious faith can be helpful for many people, because it kind of puts things in perspective a bit.

I think there's too much mult-tasking going on. I think people need to quiet down and focus and be still more.

God speaks with authority on every subject including marriage and His advice trumps Oprah's every time.

I think recharging is important, absolutely. Every now and then, you need maybe a couple of weeks to just chill out and let your emotions balance themselves out a little bit.

Don't let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible

This might end up in crying. If you're not prepared to cry about it, I'm not sure you're making art. And if you're not prepared to dance in anticipation, you're definitely not making art.

I've had a lot of struggles and I would be in a lot of trouble, I think, if I wasn't a Christian.