I enjoy heaven already in my soul. My prayers are all converted into praises.

A man's free will cannot cure him even of the toothache, or a sore finger; and yet he madly thinks it is in its power to cure his soul.

Grace finds us beggars but leaves us debtors.

The greatest judgment which God himself can, in the present life, inflict upon a man is to leave him in the hand of his own boasted 'free'-will.

Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling

Grace alone makes the elect gracious; grace alone keeps them gracious; and the same grace alone will render them everlastingly glorious in the heaven of heavens.

Faith, repentance, and holiness are no less the free gifts of God than eternal life.

Not the labors of my hands Can fulfill thy Law's demands: Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow, All for Sin could not atone: Thou must save, and Thou alone!

Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee.

That opinion, which supposes personal sanctification to be unnecessary to final glorification, stands in direct opposition to every dictate of reason, to every declaration of scripture.

To a true believer, death is but going to church: from the church below to the church above.

I have forced myself to begin writing when I've been utterly exhausted, when I've felt my soul as thin as a playing card…and somehow the activity of writing changes everything.

We're both whisper-screaming at each other. All I can think is this is the worst possible way to break up with somebody.

There was silence in her head and silence beneath her window, and still she could not sleep.

I walked into my own book, seeking peace. It was night, and I made a careless movement inside the dream; I turned too brusquely the corner and I bruised myself against my madness.

There is something exciting about being in an environment in which it's really cool to be smart.

Part of being creative is not being super-duper focused.

It feels amazing and beautiful that music can have such an importance on the way that people form social groups. Music can change people. People can change the world.

Willingness to learn is important, but willingness to act on what you learn is critical.

Only the history of free peoples is worth our attention; the history of men under a despotism is merely a collection of anecdotes.

Knowing you're a child of the creator of the universe changes everything.