I know. That sounds like a lie. But Presbyterians know that every so often a lie isn't all that bad, and I figured that this was about the best place it could happen.

Okay, so maybe sometimes the real world is smiles and miracles.

Vengeance is sweet. Vengeance taken when the vengee isn't sure who the venger is, is sweeter still.

Whatever it means to be a friend, taking a black eye for someone has to be in it.

A comedy isn’t about being funny...a comedy is about characters who dare to know that they may choose a happy ending after all.

For aeons past, there were many gods who descended to be humans, yet there were not many humans who ascended back to their divinity.

Avoid negative people at all costs. They are the greatest destroyers of self-confidence and self-esteem.

Fact and fiction carry the same intrinsic weight in the marketplace of ideas. Fortunately, reality has no advertising budget.

Not everyone can invest their heart into learning something and making it fully realized, and the chances are 9 out of 10 that it's gonna get thrown away.

Were I to die tomorrow, my soul would remember you. ~Nicholas Stafford

I aim my arrangements at what will fit and colorfully frame the song in the best way possible.

Sometimes I suspect that we build our traps ourselves, then we back into them, pretending amazement the while.

I never want to be that guy spouting off my political views. I mean, they're pretty well known, and it certainly comes out.

I grew up in the country, which is probably why I'm so attached to the land. I love it. I love the lay of the land. I love walking the land. And I love knowing that it's my land.

When I look back I feel very grateful.