The awful penalty of success is the haunting dread of subsequent failure.

But whatever the reason, it felt surreal

But something he'd come to realize on the roof, leaning out, thinking about what would happen if he leaned too far, was that a boy's life could still matter to himself.

When the right chance to love comes in hand, you have not to let it go, It might be the last chance you would've been waiting for and when it's gone, you will never see it again.

I'm not surfing much anymore, but I love hiking and gardening, and I'm always wearing a hat and sunblock.

If you can get some of the devil's money to use for the Lord's work, if you have to borrow it, it is all right and carry on the work.

opening the book, i inhaled. the smell of old books, so sharp, so dry you can taste it.

Who knows whether there may not be a moment in childhood when the world changes forever, like making a face when the clock strikes?

If you don't think God's love for the unlovable is amazing, go try to love someone who hates you for a day. See if that helps.

Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.

It's a dismally lonely business, writing.