I am religious in the sense that I believe in God and I believe that there is an abiding logical spirit that controls what goes on to a certain extent.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset.

A life without love is like a tree without fruit.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more intelligent and more educated than college professors.

Trust me, my runners aren't going to run one event while looking past it to the second event. When they get on the line for the 10K, that's a do-or-die situation for them.

I'm trying to move an aircraft carrier here, I'm not just steering the speedboat.

I actually don't think we're more divided than we were.

God's will concerning financial prosperity and abundance is clearly revealed in the Scriptures.

Right wins only when we dare and act.

I want so much to believe in true love.

We see ourselves as yesterday and today. Heavenly Father sees us as forever.

The magic of documentary is that I keep being surprised and amazed by the things I film.

The love I have for my daughter is completely unconditional, and it is the most important love in my life.