Remembering to forget the past allows you freedom from a past that holds back your Christian growth.

What a pity every child couldn't learn to read under a willow tree.

It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do.

the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out.

There is no escape if love is not there

She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read.

Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.

Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.

God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.

Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

I just finished running, and I look and smell like nothing very pleasant. Why, oh, why did he have to bump into me now?

Navigation is power of a limited sort - it enables us to manage the immensity of the media torrent.

Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.

From my sketch files I'll find a pose that shows the emotion behind a particular character's story.

I want to make it clear to people that the idea of putting subliminable messages into ads is ridiculous.

I choose this story above all others because it's a story I'm struggling to end.

I used to want to be a children's writer, because I would have all these great ideas when I was little, and I'd write them and draw them, and turn them into class.

My wife and I have created our own language. We can be at a table with six other people and have an argument without anyone knowing. It doesn't even have to be out loud. It's bizarre.

Iraq may still have a decent outcome...but even if it becomes Switzerland, we overpaid for it.

If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.