Love. That was what she had that IT did not have.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

You...are...a...fridge...with wings, ' Fang ground out, punching an Eraser hard with every word. 'We're...freaking...ballet...dancers.

Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.

No matter what sort of adversity or challenge you might face, you can always believe that, with hope, it can be conquered and, in the end, you will be stronger for it.

Surely there is no road of effort so steep but a loving deed may soften its hardshness.

The Bottom Line: If people don't LOVE our work, we will not be able to sell what we make.

If we say it long enough eventually we're going to reap a harvest. We're going to get exactly what we're saying.

The people who are good at being civil often lack strong convictions and people who have strong convictions often lack civility.

Artists are the people for whom the world is not enough.

It is better to run the risk of being considered indecisive, better to be uncertain and not promise, than to promise and not fulfill.

The discovery of God lies in the daily and the ordinary, not in the spectacular and the heroic. If we cannot find God in the routines of home and shop, then we will not find Him at all.