The dark in soul see in the universe their own shadow; the shattered spirit can only reflect external beauty in form as untrue and broken as itself.

All errors spring up in the neighborhood of some truth; they grow round about it, and, for the most part, derive their strength from such contiguity.

There will be no Christian but what will have a Gethsemane, but every praying Christian will find that there is no Gethsemane without its angel!

Nothing can occur beyond the strength of faith to sustain, or, transcending the resources of religion, to relieve.

To require God to prove that He is able and willing to fulfill His promises would be proof positive that one does not trust Him.

The greatest risk to man is not that he aims too high and misses, but that he aims too low and hits.

How do I know that I am in Christ? Because of my trusting, costly obedience to the Word.

Johnny Depp is probably the best actor.

My characters are never heroic. They are mostly lost and trying to find the right door to open and they end up opening the wrong doors.

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man's estate, is the gift of education.

You know you're getting old when you can pinch an inch on your forehead.

I see God through my children. I speak to God through my children. I am humbled for the blessings He has given me.

Talk to yourself in two languages - what do I fear and what do I love - in order to balance the body and the soul.

Prison does strange things to men. Although its purpose is to break the free spirit of a man, in many cases it just adds fuel to the fire that has never been and will never be extinguished.