The distance between who I am, and who I want to be is measure only, by my actions.

We can only keep what we have by being willing to freely give it away; a paraphrase of Jesus Christ.

Best smiles come after the toughest time.

Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

If God is for us, who can be against us?

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them.

Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

God helps those who help themselves.

Only my characters truly know what's happening - I just hold the pen

I have made twice mistake in my whole life

Pressure is something you feel when you do not know what you are doing.

Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.

Freely we serve, Because we freely love, as in our will To love or not; in this we stand or fall.

There's an outline for each of the books that I adhere to pretty closely, but I'm not averse to taking it in a new direction, as long as I can get it back to where I need it to go.

It is the person who is blind to what goes on around him that is most surprised when the same things happen to him.

I remembered the 500 people that lived on a reserve outside my little town, behind a big fence.

... bums on the outside, libraries inside.

The reason I didn't fly over from Maui at their beck and call is my wife was about to have a baby at any time. Those guys knew that. These guys would not compromise and meet me halfway.