The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access

Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."

God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.

The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.

Jesus didn't come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.

Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.

God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you're afraid I will not give you what you need?

There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.

If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.

In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.

Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair

What manner of mind considers this holy estate [pregnancy] which women are privileged by the Almighty to attain as a slur upon the social conscience?

Androma was good at what she did. But so was Dex.Besides, a prodigy could only outrun her master for so long.

Admit when you're wrong. It doesn't fix a busted leg, of course, but it's a nice gesture none-the-less.

The decisions I made are done. And history will judge whether or not they were correct. There's no such thing as accurate short-term history.

I think you've got to be honest with yourself at what you're good at. That's the hardest thing to do.

It's not as if ten years ago, we were like, 'I wish I could take low quality photos of my dessert.'

The first play I wrote was called 'Twenty-five.' It was played by our company in Dublin and London, and was adapted and translated into Irish and played in America.

I am thrilled when I read about fans using my stories as springboards to read about either the historical characters or the myths and legends in the books.

Photography is a source of raw materials as I believe the camera is never perfect and will never be able to express in full what I see and feel.

If Sasha’s threatened, Astrid’s upset. If Astrid’s upset, I’m going to kill whatever’s upsetting her until she’s happy again. (Zarek)