Pride is often used as a way to protect our hearts and to hide the truth. Pride causes us to shut down and build walls.

The only way to prevent pride from taking root in our heart and our life is to embrace a life filled with faith, understanding, and forgiveness.

God didn't send His only Son to die on the cross so that we can hide behind our guilt, shame, and pride.

Our weaknesses may never go away but when we give them to God, His grace will turn them into something beautiful...

Our pride keeps us from breaking our pride. Our pride tells us we don't have pride issues.

Eventually, I manage to cheer Mum up by allowing her to go through my wardrobe and criticize all my clothes...

Only his eyes remain the same. Bronze, red-gold, like iron brought to blazing heat.

I was a total punk. But I was still an outcast, even with the punks and stuff.

Put your head down and work hard. Never wait for things to happen, make them happen for yourself through hard graft and not giving up.

Heaven is not one of your fertile Ohio bottoms, you may depend on it.

A companion's words of persuasion are effective.

There are more truths in a good book than its author meant to put in it.

As writers, we are exploring the mystery, the mystery of existence.

The blues - there's no black and white - it's the truth.

Who was the blundering idiot who said 'fine words butter no parsnips'? Half the parsnips of society are served and rendered palatable with no other sauce.