Just having friends isn’t enough, however. Our friendships should be ones that are pleasing to God and edifying to us as well as our friends.

I want my kids to enjoy romance as part of the entirety of marriage, when it has been earned with commitment and hard work.

..."Dont marry an orange and expect him to turn into an apple." If you want an orange, great. If not, put him back in the proverbial fruit bowl for someone else to enjoy and move on.

It’s funny how when you say “yes” to something (like the man of your dreams), you don’t think about the fact that you are also saying “no” to something else.

Part of growing up is narrowing your life choices to a manageable size.

..balancing time you spend with or without people is crucial for mental health.

You could be the smartest person on earth, but nobody will care if you can’t carry yourself the right way.

Even when things seem to be going wrong, they just could be going right because when you're in God's will, the negatives are part of his positive program.

...ever plagued by the naive hope that this timemy intuition might be mistaken...

I've been good about keeping my nose to the grindstone.

Paganism is infectious, more infectious than diphtheria or piety.

Blue Boy proves that if you don't quite fit in, then you might as well stand out with as much wit, color and audacity as you can muster.

I read a lot of literary theory when I was in graduate school, especially about novels, and the best book I ever read about endings was Peter Brooks' 'Reading for the Plot. '

Promises are not to be kept, if the keeping of them is to prove harmful to those to whom you have made them.

I hate being pigeon-holed into anything. To me, the best thing is when the next job comes and is completely different to the one that I just had.

Kindness only goes so far, and then it's time to show your claws.