The people I used to be surrounded by are getting along without me. Somehow, that really bugs me.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

I have sometimes wondered if the greatest desire of man is to be known and loved anyway.

And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it.

What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.

You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.

If we knew how much God loved us and was for us, we’d talk to Him all day long.

How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?

There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.

I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me

People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen.

I never said "I want to be alone." I only said "I want to be left alone." There is all the difference.

Do you not tire of eternity? Do you not wish to end your suffering?" "By leaping into the Void? Not really.

Abundance and vigor of automatic movements are desirable, and even a considerable degree of restlessness is a good sign in young children.

There's a chunk of myself in every part I play...

The British electors will not vote for a man who does not wear a hat.

A battle that you win cancels all your mistakes.

I cannot understand how sensible people still defend Facebook, YouTube and Twitter

Cool-Hand Luke' is one of my favorite movies.

Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time.

So the days pass, and I ask myself whether one is not hypnotized, as a child by a silver globe, by life, and whether this is living.