I am old enough to enjoy a bit of nostalgia, but wise enough to know that there haven't been any "good ol' days" since Eden (the garden, not the prime minister).

When God asks a question, it is always rhetorical.

We can read a good spiritual book in search of information or in search of God. We will find only what we're looking for.

If it is true, as God says, that we are as we think, we risk becoming what we most fear if our fear is stronger than our love.

The nature of a true seeker after beauty is to overlook flaws.

Who but the Christian, among the religions of the world and throughout time, worships a God who loves him so much that he died an agonizing and wretched death to pay for his sins?

It is not sufficient for artistic expressions to serve as "signposts declaring what it is to be fully human." They should impart a vision of what it can be to become divine.

Judging art is like caging a bird. Instead of seeing it soar, you can only watch it flutter.

Art--music, painting, sculpture, dance, drama--opens doors to our soul, exposing our lives to whom or what we allow to enter.

No one can take credit for inspiration or creativity.

Writers block occurs when a writer has nothing to say. Unfortunately not all writers experience it.

Every man must have a philosophy of life, for everyone must have a standard by which to measure his conduct. And philosophy is nothing but a standard by which to measure.

If a man carefully examines his thoughts he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. His well-being is always ahead.

I'm pretty goofy, I'll do anything for a laugh.

If you were disabled in Russia, you had to re-register every year, and it took up to six months to re-register, so people who lost limbs in Afghanistan had to prove that their leg hadn't grown back.

The more you work out, the more you get the energy to do it. And the more you get motivated to do it, especially when you start seeing results.

I was determined to know beans.

When the worst student hears about the Way, he laughs out loud. If he did not laugh, it would be unworthy of being the Way.

I'm just trying to remember what self-respect feels like. It's a fading memory.

Stories are the most important thing in the world. Without stories, we wouldn't be human beings at all.

A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.