It troubles me that people speak about writing for money as ugly and distasteful.

She felt everything too deeply, it was like the world was too much for her.

It's not only children who grow. Parents do too.

A person who deserves my loyalty receives it.

The big dramas that fascinate me are the quiet ones that happen behind closed doors in so-called ordinary families.

The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art.

At Home in the World is the story of a young woman, raised in some difficult circumstances, and how she survives. It tells a story of redemption, not victimhood.

To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it.

My job is writing. I get paid to do it. When was the last time you heard someone challenge a doctor for making money off of cancer?

The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn.

Those who rhapsodize about the ease and joy of childhood have perhaps forgotten what it's like to be 12 years old.

You're my mirror image? No, I don't think so. I'm I. And you're you. & together, we are inseparable.

God’s ways and His will come in His own perfect time.

As a husband, father and public servant, I'm thankful for the counsel and wisdom of my older brothers - Bill, who was a priest, and Kevin, who is a priest.

I don't really watch what I eat. I love sitting around with friends and eating loads and drinking loads for hours. Maybe when I'm 40 I'll worry about my diet.

Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, it's about days very wrongly invested in a love affair.

Headlines twice the size of the events.

The history of struggle is rich with stories of heroes and heroines - some of them leaders, some of them followers, all of them deserve to be remembered.

If Jehovah cannot support his religion without going into partnership with a State Legislature, I think he ought to give it up.

It's ironic, but until you can free those final monsters within the jungle of yourself, your life, your soul is up for grabs.

The more you write, the better you will write! So - keep at it!