The battle for our lives, and the lives of our children, our husbands, our friends, our families, & our nation, is waged on our knees.

In the darkest times of your life, your praise to God should be the loudest. Let the enemy know you're not afraid of the dark.

. . . you have no idea how many people there are in the world whose day could be made and their life changed for the better if someone would just look them in the eye, smile, and say, "Hello.

One of the greatest gifts you can give your husband is your own wholeness.

Forgiveness doesn't make the other person right, it makes you free.

We will never be happy until we make God the source of our fulfillment and the answer to our longings. He is the only one who should have power over our souls.

Don’t be overwhelmed . . . take it one day and one prayer at a time.

The truth is you always grow to love the people you pray for. That’s because you develop God’s heart of love for them.

I've often thought, I'm nobody. Why would God answer my prayer? But God's not impressed by eloquence; he's impressed by our longing for him.

Praying is not telling God what to do. It's trusting that God knows what to do.

People's love for us may change, depending on what we do or don't do to please them. But God's does not-it's everlasting.

Beware of those who are bored and not passionate about life, for they will bore you with reasons for not living.

Revenge is the concern of those who are at some point or other beaten. I am not beaten, I told myself. No, not beaten. And victory is far more interesting to contemplate than revenge.

I was obsessed with religious questions, the basics: Why are we here? Why is the world so beautiful?

I don't need to worry about that, that's always there on a slow simmer. The muscle I have to work on is being more present.

I have hurt people. It was unintentional, but nevertheless, there was damage done.

How many times do I have to say it? … Well, it can't be any clearer than 'I've never taken drugs.'

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

This was all he wanted now. Some signs that the immense world would accept him and give him the long time he needed to think all the things that must be thought.

Just because I was married to Aly Khan, people think I'm rich. Well, I'm not. I never got a dime from Aly or from any of my husbands.

Necessity may well be called the mother of invention but calamity is the test of integrity.