Mary had Joseph. Esther had Mordecai. Ruth had Boaz. We will not become the women God intends us to be without the guidance, counsel, wisdom, strength, and love of good men in our lives.

The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.

A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.

Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.

The true story of every person in this world is not the story you see, the external story. The true story of each person is the journey of his or her heart.

Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.

Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.

She is the crescendo, the final, astonishing work of God. Woman. In one last flourish creation comes to a finish with Eve. She is the Master's finishing touch.

In the end, it doesn’t matter how well we have performed or what we have accomplished—a life without heart is not worth living.

Caring for our own hearts isn't selfishness; it's how we begin to love.

A man's calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.

I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night.

I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're replaced.

Hearing my daughter laugh is the best way to lift my spirit.

...now I'm a spent firework; but at least I've been a firework.

As human beings, even if we were to have tried to forget the past, if you dealt with it in a cavalier fashion, it would return to haunt you.

Daniel was a wonderful and trustworthy partner. And a fine prankster as well.

I'll acknowledge that I'm from Canada but I don't think I'll acknowledge that I'm Canadian.

You get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right.

I am no herald to inquire into men's pedigree; it sufficeth me if I know their virtues.

The waterfall winks at every passerby.