Story is the mother of us all, for we become who we say we are.

Wonder is not a Pollyanna stance, not a denial of reality; wonder is an acknowledgement of the power of the mind to transform, to notice, to decide what experience shall mean.

When you’re stuck in a spiral, to change all aspects of the spin you need only to change one thing.

Writing bridges the inner and outer worlds and connects the paths of action and reflection.

Words are how we think; stories are how we link.

Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.

In the midst of overwhelming noise and distraction, the voice of story is calling us to remember our true selves.

To work in the world lovingly means that we are defining what we will be for, rather than reacting to what we are against.

The purpose of life is not to maintain personal comfort; it's to grow the soul.

Spiritual life is contractual. The sacred cannot dialogue with the unresponsive.

Creatures of a very particular making, we need to know the cultural blinders that narrow our world view as well as the psychological blinders that narrow our view of our personal experience.

The quality of your relationships and the role they play in your life will influence who you will become.

a depressed person doesn't want you to try and cheer them up. It makes us sick.

O Lord gives us grace to obey your great Laws.

It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion

I just wanted a really simple, dramatic way so that fans, people who were reading my comic, would be like, "This is something different." Just to flag it, almost.

Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession many.

Good thinkers always prime the pump of ideas. They always look for things to get the thinking process started, because what you put in always impacts what comes out.

To love God passionately is to love truth passionately.

You have to try and embrace it all and everyone who represents that change because it is happening.

We're all going to be tested. The dark energy is going to knock on all of our doors.