Novels can tell us so much about life. They have the power to enrich our own lives in so many different ways. They're not just for entertaining us, although that would be enough.

You have to forgive yourself for your past mistakes, and you have to forgive those that hurt you for what they did to you, or you're never going to fully move on.

Conversion is the lifelong process of turning away from our plans and turning toward God's maddening, disruptive, creativity.

Truth is relative!

If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties it may be too late.

But in my imagination this whole thing developed and I started mixing up old folk songs with the Beatles beat and taking them down to Greenwich Village and playing them for the people there.

Poverty must be reduced not only for reasons of moral and justice, but also of security.

Someday there is going to be a book about a middle-aged man with a good job, a beautiful wife and two lovely children who still manages to be happy.

As a kid I wanted to write science fiction, and I was never without a book. Later I really got into being a scientist and never thought I'd be writing novels.

As president, I will create 12 million new jobs.

Redeem the time. Redeem the unread vision of a higher dream.