It would seem very silly to start a conversation with a common hedgehog. They are not at all like cats, who surely understand the human language.

I did not know what the future would bring, but I knew that life is not merely about knowledge. It is about the courage and trust that we place in our stories.

They were full of suspicion and wonder, which I had grown to recognize as two very dangerous things.

Normality is much less captivating than the extraordinary.

Nightmares have a dreadful effect of captivating our minds during the waking hours. Nevertheless, they are merely fiction.

There are times when the unseen can be even more dangerous than what our eyes behold.

No act of kindness deserves a debt in return.

It is preposterous to think that we are peaceful when every day we spend more money to built killing machine than to educate our children.

You are no more responsible for what that man said than I am. You cannot take the blame for another's actions.

Love the sea? I dote upon it - from the beach.

War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.

A dry soul is wisest and best.

You want to know something? We are still in the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages--they haven't ended yet.

I think one of the biggest curses in the U.S. is that we have only two political parties.

If you are being run out of town, get in front of the crowd and make it look like a parade.

As I live in awareness of, growth in, and gratitude for mercy, my life will bring glory to Him

You can't choose where you belong, and where you don't. But what if the place you don't belong is the only place you have left?