The actual evidence concerning the Exodus resembles the evidence for the unicorn.

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.

The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture.

Manage by objectives. Tell people exactly what you want them to do and then get out of their way.

Everybody wants to get into the act!

I cannot think of a greater blessing than to die in one's own bed, without warning or discomfort, on the last page of a new book that we most wanted to read.

If you have political convictions... keep 'em to yourself

Grace is God doing for us what we could never do and what we will never deserve.

Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.

Photography starts with the projection of the photographer, his understanding of life and himself into the picture.

I don't separate my books into historical novels and the rest. To me, they're all made-up worlds, and both kinds are borne out of curiosity, some investigation into the past.