The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God.

We fear men so much, because we fear God so little.

Hope fills the afflicted soul with such inward joy and consolation, that it can laugh while tears are in the eye, sigh and sing all in a breath; it is called "the rejoicing of hope" (Hebrews 3:6).

It is the image of God reflected in you that so enrages hell; it is this at which the demons hurl their mightiest weapons.

In heaven we shall appear, not in armour, but in robes of glory. But here these are to be worn night and day; we must walk, work, and sleep in them, or else we are not true soldiers of Christ.

The Christian is bred by the Word, and he must be fed by it.

Nothing is more contrary to a heavenly hope than an earthly heart.

We are justified, not by giving anything to God,--what we do,--but by receiving from God, what Christ hath done for us.

The sins of teachers are the teachers of sin.

God Himself underwrites your battle and has appointed His own Son 'the captain of your salvation'.

To forsake sin, is to leave it without any thought reserved of returning to it again.

If you try to win, you bind (create) enmity, and if you acknowledge defeat, you will be freed from enmity.

I’ve only been to jail a few times, but in several different countries, at that. No, I've only been to jail a few times. But I still claim the ability to write a "serious" novel.

Every time I opened my mouth, flame licked up my throat. I could have razed vil­lages, kid­napped princesses.

The real core of this book is about the open secrets that can fester in a community until an outsider raises questions.

I'm not a competitive person and I think women like me because they don't think I'm competitive just nice.

Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published

The Divine mind does not think for us, or inspite of us, but works in us to think, and to will, and to do.

The mind is acquired "human nature". The conscience is inherent "spiritual nature".

Some people don't even notice. "Oh, you sound exactly like you did!" And I say, "OK, if that's what you want to believe, that's fine."

Our life is not so much threatened as our perception. Ghostlike we glide through nature, and should not know our place again.