In the spectrum of God's mysteries, preaching is a sacrament: Because of its sacramental reality some people have never again been the same.

Preaching is effective as long as the preacher expects something to happen-not because of the sermon, not even because of the preacher, but because of God.

And when we would make much of that which cannot matter much to thee, forgive us -a frequent part of the prayer that opened sermons.

To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man.

It's ironic how those with the most loving arms are the ones who get the most hate.

The burn is my girlfriend, failure is my ex. I'm married to the track and engaged to success.

With a bit of luck and a lot of hard work, this writing thing may just pan out.

There's an old saying in Hollywood: It's not the length of your film, it's how you use it.

I'm an out and out basic man and AC/DC are one of the best rock'n'roll bands in the world, doing things just to the basics, you know.

You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary-type crafted stories. I want that immediacy when I read a novel.

The sum of all technical knowledge cannot make a master contract player.

Being like everybody is the same as being nobody.