Is it shocking?" he asked sarcastically. "To discover that there are things you don't know?

I am a lover of what is, not because I'm a spiritual person, but because it hurts when I argue with reality.

The more He loved those for whom He was the ransom, the more His anguish would increase, as it is the faults of friends rather than enemies which most disturb hearts!

You can't win the race without God's grace

It was as though he had secrets, and he wanted you to know he would keep them for the pleasure of depriving you of their taste.

Pleasant experiences make life delightful. Painful experiences lead to growth.

I felt I had to give back to our wonderful country which has been so good to me and to my family.

My family had liberal positions.

I live proudly in a body of my own design. I defend my right to be complex

We all get as miserable as Erika M. Andersen sometimes, but we rarely approach her musical-ideas-per-miserable-minute ratio.

Final cut is overrated. Only fools keep insisting on always having the final word. The wise swallow their pride in order to get to the best possible cut.