The only advice I would give Christians entering the world of arts: give yourself a period of time, maybe three or four years. If you haven't made it in your chosen art form, dump it.

The more I read my Bible the more I veered away from the Jehovah's Witnesses.

I've got two places I like to be. Portugal is one.

What other people think of me is becoming less and less important; what they think of Jesus because of me is critical.

But Portugal has a peaceful feel about it. I sit on the terrace overlooking the vineyard there and I feel cut off from the world. You need that sort of thing.

I have a group of people, about 40, in a local church in Surrey in England, who pray for me regularly.

The more we depend on God the more dependable we find He is.

Someone recommended that I read the Bible, and it was then I discovered that I knew nothing about it.

When you use music to worship you are not attempting to entertain.

The nice thing about having relatives' kids around is that they go home.

I'm very grateful because my fans are very loyal.

Can a heart explode from too much love and happiness?

Strength is seeing yourself as you are.

Be worried when the haters stop hating and the critics stop criticizing.

There is an infinite amount of hope in the universe ... but not for us.

I always loved animals. And when I was ten, I decided I had to go to Africa and live with animals and write books about them.

Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.

Marriage is worse than dying. Why stay with one person for fifty years? We advise against marriage.

What I'm trying to do is be as honest as I can, and I don't normally do that.

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

It's true that the human body is more vulnerable than the products of the human mind.