Redemption is possible, and it is the measure of a civilized society.

I want to be prophetic and take stands and stand with those on the margins, and I want to laugh as much as I can.

Even gang members imagine a future that doesnt include gangs.

God can get tiny, if we're not careful.

I love movies.

I always have a funny story at communion time that underscores that no one is perfect, and that communion is not for perfect people but for hungry people.

I can find another maid

There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark.

The delights of self-discovery are always available.

I love my life, I wouldn't give it up for the world.

However unchristian it may seem, I do not even bear any ill feeling towards myself.

Brandon is just the kind of man whom every body speaks well of, and nobody cares about; whom all are delighted to see, and nobody remembers to talk to.

My weapon of choice is my voice.

If you die, I will bury you in the sandhills with all the other runners.

I just want to creatively grow and be inspired. I don't want to do anything generic or dumb.

You can serve God and man in no more effective way than by getting rich; that is, if you get rich by the creative method and not by the competitive one.