I have what passes for an education in this day and time, but I am not deceived by it.

You will have found Christ when you are concerned with other people’s sufferings and not your own.

You shall know the truth, and it will make you odd.

The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.

Right now the whole world seems to be going through a dark night of the soul.

Whenever I’m asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I say it is because we are still able to recognize one.

...you have to cherish the world at the same time that you struggle to endure it.

What people don’t realize is how much religion costs. They think faith is a big electric blanket, when of course it is the cross.

[To] know oneself is, above all, to know what one lacks. It is to measure oneself against Truth, and not the other way around. The first product of self-knowledge is humility . . .

It is the business of the artist to uncover the strangeness of truth

I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.

What we do to others, we do to ourselves..

We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.

Gardening is an exercise in optimism.

The unfortunate thing about money is that it always raises suspicion even amongst brothers.

I couldn't lie to get myself fame and fortune.

It's better to be hated than ignored.

Each child is sent into this world by God with a "Unique Message" to deliver, a new personal act of love to bestow

The only way to consistently stay ahead of the game is to adopt a long-term view and, if appropriate, with a strong contrarian spin.

There's forgiveness if you ask forgiveness, you truly repent, and you do make an honest effort not to do that anymore.

The child who has been taught to make an accurate elevation, plan, and section of a pint pot has had an admirable training in accuracy of eye and hand.