I find that I spend a tremendous amount of time chasing the praises of men rather than sitting with the praises of God. The former is something I attempt to catch, the latter catches me.

We ask, ‘Why the need for God?’ Maybe the better question is ‘Why the need not to need Him?’ And could it be that that question in fact evidences our need for Him?

You are not made in ‘your image’. You are, in fact, made in ‘God’s image’. Therefore, which one are you looking for when you look in the mirror?

If I’ve prayed, I never have to worry about being the first one to show up.

In the end, if we don't have God we don't have anything other than an end.

The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.

Faith is rare because fear is rampant. For faith will demand that I step into places that fear itself fears to go.

Forgiveness allows the burdens that we carry to become the histories that we forget.

When we choose to stay down, we are in reality confusing wisdom with cowardice. When we choose to stand back up, we are using wisdom to overcome cowardice.

I can arrogantly brag that the doors I choose in life open wide and grant me unobstructed passage. But the widest doors tend to lead to the worst places.

A compass calibrated by my greed is a rather shrewd way to legitimize my agenda. However, true north on a compass such as this is a straight line to the edge of a really big cliff.

I would know you anywhere for my true love. Whoever I was and whoever you were, I would know you at once for my true love.

One only knows the sins of democracy against virtue when one is worthy enough to suffer from them.

Writers are like actors too. For every story we create, we must get under the skin of the characters and role play with our writing.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.

A lot of people say they are dyslexic; some have to realize that they are just stupid.

I'm trying not to put myself into anything I'm not 100 percent confident about.

Poetry is about as much a 'criticism of life' as red-hot iron is a criticism of fire.

If everyone doesn't pay the price to win, then everyone will pay the price of losing.

If I had the flag that Betsy Ross worked so hard on, I wouldn't destroy it. I'd put it up on EBay because it's gotta be worth some serious coin. And that is the American way.