It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.

What a pity every child couldn't learn to read under a willow tree.

It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do.

the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out.

There is no escape if love is not there

She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read.

Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.

Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.

God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.

Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

Greed is an excessive desire for something more than one’s proper share.

The only way to stop a nightmare is to open your eyes, if perchance you realize you were dreaming

I may die young, but at least I'll die smart.... If you can't be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart...Best advice I can ever give you.

Communication - the human connection - is the key to personal and career success.

There was a note on my dressing room table that said, Call Neil Young.

I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it.

The purpose of art is the lifelong construction of a state of wonder.

I played maybe one and a half games of Little League. The whole atmosphere of anxious parents and more anxious children was just too much for me.

When you are young you don't always realise how full of doubts everybody is.

Something about the goat dancing made me want to cry.