My first novel is loaded with food references largely because my cupboards were bare, and I was writing hungry.

I live in a village where people still care about each other, largely.

One of the things that makes a dead leaf fall to the ground is the bud of the new leaf that pushes it off the limb.

Easter is never deserved.

Phillipians 4:13 for Pete's sake!

Love is an endless act of forgiveness.

There may be circumstances in this life that God uses to keep bringing us back to Him, looking for His grace.

In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post-traumatic stress disorder.

So many people don't know that God loves them. They feel, 'Why would God love me? Why would He be interested in me?

Loving can be hard. Sometimes we don't feel loving, but it isn't all about feeling. Very often it is about will. Practice that if you can.

...weary of k knowing too much and understanding too little.

Sin, death, and hell have set their marks on him, And all their ministers attend on him.

Never despair if you have to start at the bottom

Ah, the bliss of Mahotsava!What joy it brings to every heart!What a rare and precious chanceTo share all knowledge with the wise, And bless and love all peoples of the Earth!”—Book of Secrets I, 1

Believe it or not, one teacher used to call me a giant spastic for not being able to play football.

I think people feel for a long time that they ought to know how to write a novel in two drafts.

Any woman who does not thoroughly enjoy tramping across the country on a clear frosty morning with a good gun and a pair of dogs does not know how to enjoy life.

Out of the shadows of night The world rolls into light.

It is easy to be compassionate with other people's money

Spirituality, as expounded by the great saints and sages of the past, is a very broad path. It accommodates all types of belief systems. You need to satisfy everyone.

Well, I already know what happened to my face", I say. "I was there. Sort of