I think writers can get a little melodramatic sometimes about their work, and it helps me not to do that, to just say, "Well, this is how I make a living, and I need to become a very good craftsman."

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

I have sometimes wondered if the greatest desire of man is to be known and loved anyway.

And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it.

What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.

You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.

If we knew how much God loved us and was for us, we’d talk to Him all day long.

How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?

There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.

I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me

People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen.

Life is too short to miss out on anything, even if it's pain.

I used to sleep the sleep of someone who knew she was loved. Now, I didn't.

Garbage, in its "worthless" state, is the primary fuel for creativity.

Condi Rice talks tough but she cannot be tough herself.

Never we sleep, a thug doesn't rest, Cause a wise man said: it was a cousin of death.

Passion is the great slayer of adversity. Focus on strengths and what you enjoy.

The Lord never makes a mistake. One day, when we are in heaven, I'm sure we shall see the answers to the whys.

Get in touch with yourself. The fountain of creativity begins with the stream of conscious thought flowing inside you. Open the floodgate and creative ideas come rushing out.

One reason I never called balks is that I never understood the rule.