The Kingdom of Heaven wants to rest in our hearts.

There is a season for everything under the sun—even when we can’t see the sun.

Inner stillness is the key to outer strength.

Strength is gathered on the journey, not granted at the outset.

What good is faith if it causes pain for another? What good is religion if it does no good? What good is any belief that leads to hate?

Prayer is meant to happen everywhere. After all, Daniel prayed in the lion’s den. Jonah prayed in a fish’s stomach. Elijah prayed in the desert. And Jesus prayed on the cross.

Somewhere, somehow, at some unknown intersection between prayer and work, God indwells our humble offering—God indwells us—and turns human actions into spiritual awakenings.

Prayer is the main dish. Everything else is gravy.

You have to be near Him to hear Him.

It’s easier to be close to God during prayer time when you’re close to God all the time.

There comes a point where you need to lose your religion in order to restore your relationship.

There is nothing in nature which approximates to the idea of a hospice.

If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts.

We have a dire need to get onto the page as a sustainable country

A romantic, I think, picks the rose and is careless with the thorn.

I've learned that to expose yourself, to reveal yourself is a test of your humanness.

I know I'm not the best. I'm not the best singer, I'm not the best songwriter, I'm not the best player.

Any good kitchen should be stocked up in oysters, shouldn't they?

Marriage is an institution that teaches a man regularity, frugality, temperance, forbearance and many other splendid virtues he would not need had he stayed single.

I used to be double-jointed in my hips, so I could put my toe in my mouth. That can't be classed as a talent really, rather a mild deformity.

I really have branched out into areas where I'm totally uncertain, which is very exciting for me. I kind of like not knowing what I'm doing.