Living faith is above circumstances; no delays can discourage it, no loss of friends or depression in trade can touch it.

You may live in a crowd but you meet God and face eternity alone

The Lord always shows you all the difficulties when He is going to do anything through you.

The promises of God are equal to current coin. Therefore, I must act on the promises as I would if I actually had the cash.

Deliverance is always found on 'the mount'; living faith must first prove to God that it has taken His word and promise for victory.

The Bible is common-sense inspired.

We can always be humanMeeting each day a wise new manBut the Animal Kingdom to which we belongAnimals we are

Affliction compels us to recognize as real what we do not think possible.

I am wildness and madness made flesh. You're just a girl"–he smiled, and the tips of his teeth were sharp–"and I am the wolf in the woods.

Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best

I think that instead of feminism being a political thing, it should be an act of creativity. It's more of a rock n' roll thing.

[Motherhood] is an incredibly huge challenge. You need support. You need resources. You need access to childcare and good safe schools.

The poet Paul Éluard says that to understand my film version of Beauty and the Beast, you must love your dog more than your car.

But my memories are like a fire in winter—whenever I'm cold I can warm my hands at them. —Ditta

The architect's role is to fight for a better world, where he can produce an architecture that serves everyone and not just a group of privileged people.

Fishing can come as close to doing nothing as anything I can think of.