Progress is hard on history.

Getting lost is just another way of saying 'going exploring.

What would it be like to look in the mirror and actually accept what you see? Not loathe the reflection, or despise it, or be resigned to it? But to like it?

When the creative impulse sweeps over you, grab it. You grab it and honor it and use it, because momentum is a rare gift.

To dream is to starve doubt, feed hope.

Flawed, we're truly interesting, truly memorable, and yes, truly beautiful.

Hey, if it's a good philosophy, it works. Death is imminent. Live every day like it's your last.

My confidence was of the hothouse variety, carefully cultivated under highly regulated conditions. One wrong look, one mean comment, and my facade would wither.

Silence, too, can be torture.

I wondered about her chicken-and-egg relationship with Dad. Which came first? Her helplessness or his controlling?

Safe, I decided, didn't leave much room for fun.

You will never solve problems unless you face them head on.

And like a child, I'd be testing the people who loved me, pulling away from them almost for the sole reason of seeing if anyone would come after me.

Hope begins in the dark.

Many Muslim countries are closed to missionaries, a policy Christians see as a denial of religious liberty.

It's the hurt business, it's boxing. We're there to get it in.

Silence is not lost time.

I outwit them, and then I outhit them

There's a guy chasing me!" I called as I headed out the door.

Last night I neglected to mention something that bears repeating.

For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie.